Two Years After Hamas Attack, Israel's Economy Weakened by Its International Isolation
Negotiations aim to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and secure release of hostages after 66,000 Palestinians and 1,250 Israelis died, officials said.
- This past week, delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States met in Egypt to negotiate terms under President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, holding indirect talks two years after the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- Facing a humanitarian catastrophe, more than two million Palestinians in Gaza are trapped amid conflict and hunger, while an estimated 1.9 million have been displaced since October 7, 2023.
- Data show that more than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023, mostly civilians and including more than 18,000 children, and the 7 October attacks killed around 1,200 people with 251 taken hostage and more than 250 abducted into Gaza.
- Hamas is reported to have agreed during the Egypt negotiations to release the remaining hostages, while Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, demanded an immediate end to hostilities and unconditional release.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, seeks to preserve power and win elections next year insisting on 'total victory', while the Saudis demand a clear path to Palestinian independence.
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Israelis honor victims 2 years after Hamas attack as talks resume, in photos
Israelis gathered Tuesday to honor those killed as the country marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, while indirect peace discussions with Hamas unfold in Egypt.
'Turning point in Palestinian resistance': Hamas marks two years since Oct. 7 massacre
Despite Hamas portraying the October 7 attack as an achievement, many within the Palestinian arena view it as a strategic mistake, both in timing and execution. One expert says that Hamas failed to anticipate the scale of Israel's losses and the magnitude of its military response
Two years after the massacre of October 7, 2023, the relatives of the Argentines kidnapped by Hamas lived between mistrust and a hope that was reluctant to be extinguished. In recent months, international mediators—including Qatar, Egypt and the United States—promoted a draft agreement providing for a temporary ceasefire, the release of the hostages alive and the surrender of the bodies of the murdered victims, in exchange for Palestinian prison…
It is a grim coincidence that the negotiations are taking place exactly two years after Hamas inflicted trauma on Israelis that is still acute.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a terrorist attack in southern Israel, killing about 1200 people and carrying 250 hostages to the Gaza Strip. Since then, Israel has waged a war against Hamas in which you
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