Airstrikes by Israeli forces killed 254 Palestinians in the West Bank between October 7, 2023, and September 30, 2026, compared to six killed by airstrikes between 2008 and October 6, 2023

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Gadi Eisenkot joined Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet following the October 7, 2023 attack, but resigned eight months later in 2024 after criticizing Netanyahu's leadership.

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UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry found that Israel continued to commit genocidal acts in Gaza following the October 2025 ceasefire

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Israel's military campaign in Gaza sparked by the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks led to public division and calls for Israel's exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest

Gaza health authorities reported that more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military assault following the October 7, 2023, attack in which Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people in Israel

The UN Commission of Inquiry previously reported in September 2025 that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and that Israeli official Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu incited those acts

Israeli forces continued using heavy munitions, drones, quadcopters, artillery, and sniper fire in densely populated Gaza areas during the October 2025 ceasefire period

The UN Commission of Inquiry report found that Israeli forces committed crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including extermination, persecution, torture, rape, and sexual violence

The UN Commission reported that the 'Yellow Line' ceasefire boundary expanded Israeli military control from roughly 51 to 53 percent of Gaza at the October 2025 ceasefire to at least 60 percent by October 2026

Hamas-led militants took 251 hostages during the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel

The Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people in Israel and the abduction of 251 hostages into Gaza

Opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and families of attack victims called for an independent state commission of inquiry into the political and security failures surrounding the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls from victims' families for an independent state commission of inquiry into October 7, 2023, while attempting to shift blame onto Israel's security establishment

On October 18, 2026, Israeli military vehicles fired toward displaced Palestinians' tents in al-Mawasi in Rafah, while artillery shelled areas northeast of Khan Younis.

Hundreds of Palestinians attended a mass funeral and procession in Gaza City on October 18, 2026 for 75 victims whose remains were recovered from destroyed buildings in Al-Daraj and buried at Sheikh Radwan Cemetery.

Recovery teams in Gaza face severe obstacles retrieving bodies due to Israeli supply restrictions and a lack of heavy machinery and forensic equipment.

Gaza's Civil Defence launched the second phase of its body recovery operations under rubble in July 2026.

The Palestine News Agency and Gaza Civil Defence estimate that the bodies of approximately 8,000 Palestinians remain buried under rubble across the Gaza Strip.

According to Gaza's Health Ministry, at least 1,511 Palestinians have been killed and 5,375 injured in Israeli attacks despite a ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025.

Al Jazeera reported that the majority of the 75 recovered remains belonged to women and children killed inside their homes in Gaza City's Daraj neighborhood.