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الحرب على غزة منذ أكتوبر 2023
Exact dayFrom 7 October 2023
Gaza Strip
On 7 October 2023 Palestinian armed groups from Gaza attacked Israeli towns and military sites near the Strip, killing and capturing soldiers and civilians, and Israel began striking Gaza that morning: the start of a war on the Strip whose toll the UN has reported ever since. In South Africa’s case under the Genocide Convention, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel in January 2024 to take all measures within its power to prevent acts within the scope of the Convention’s Article II.
Linked context in the legacy record
Early on 7 October 2023, Palestinian armed groups in Gaza fired thousands of rockets toward Israel and broke through the perimeter fence at several points, entering Israeli towns, communities and military facilities near the Strip, killing and capturing Israeli forces and civilians and taking them into Gaza. At around 10:45 that morning Israeli forces began striking targets in the Gaza Strip.
Link to this chapterOCHA — occupied Palestinian territory · section: Opening paragraphs
Editorial paraphrase · enArmed groups fired rockets and breached the perimeter fence, entering Israeli towns and military facilities, killing and capturing forces and civilians; Israeli forces began striking Gaza at around 10:45.
Link to this citationOn 29 December 2023 South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel under the Genocide Convention. On 26 January 2024 the Court ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of acts within the scope of Article II of the Convention; on 28 March 2024 it ordered Israel to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance; and on 24 May 2024 to halt its military offensive in Rafah.
Link to this chapterInternational Court of Justice · section: Case overview and orders of 26 January, 28 March and 24 May 2024
Editorial paraphrase · enProceedings instituted on 29 December 2023; provisional measures ordered on 26 January, 28 March and 24 May 2024.
Link to this citationThe UN’s humanitarian office publishes a running account of the reported impact, with casualty figures from the Ministry of Health in Gaza and from the Israeli authorities. The breakdowns it cites are of the fatalities the Ministry had fully identified by 31 December 2025, out of the higher number it reports.
Link to this chapterOCHA — occupied Palestinian territory · section: Casualty figures and their note
Editorial paraphrase · enCasualty figures come from the Ministry of Health in Gaza and the Israeli authorities; breakdowns are of fatalities fully identified by 31 December 2025.
Link to this citationSources & evidence
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document · International Court of Justice
The case page of the International Court of Justice, with its orders on provisional measures.
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photograph · Wikimedia Commons
The photograph shown with this event: The Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City, October 2023.
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/): shown with its credit; adaptations carry the same licence.
document · OCHA — occupied Palestinian territory
The UN humanitarian office’s first report of 7 October 2023, as of 18:00 that day.
Reference metadata and an original summary only. No permission to copy or host the source’s text, photographs, audio or video is asserted.
document · OCHA — occupied Palestinian territory
The UN humanitarian office’s running account of the reported impact, as of 9 September 2026.
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