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== Current Situation == | == Current Situation == | ||
=== October 10, 2023 === | |||
* Hamas asked citizens of Israeli city Ashkelon to leave by 10.am ET, without giving reason for the decision<ref name=":2">https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/10/israel-hamas-gaza-live-updates.html</ref>. | |||
* Netanyahu’s coalition approves a proposal to include the opposition in government in order to secure the country's political stability<ref name=":2" />. | |||
* As part of its preparation for an escalated response against the attack, Israel said it has drafted 300,000 reservists<ref name=":2" />. | |||
* Israeli Defense Forces(IDF) said it has regained full control over the Gaza-Israel border and that no Hamas fighters have entered Israel since last night though infiltration is still possible<ref name=":2" />. | |||
* In Israel, more than 900 have been killed and 2600 injured while in Gaza, more than 687 have been killed and 3,700 injured<ref name=":2" />. | |||
=== October 9, 2023 === | |||
* '''Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into Israel's Shebaa farms''' after more than three of its members were killed on a Sunday bombardment of Southern Lebanon by Israel'''<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/hezbollah-fires-on-israel-after-several-members-killed-in-shelling</ref>'''. | |||
== Iran position on the war == | == Iran position on the war == | ||
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* Iran's supreme leader praised Palestinian's bravery against Israel and that they will continue providing humanitarian support<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poey5Tp3h30</ref>. | * Iran's supreme leader praised Palestinian's bravery against Israel and that they will continue providing humanitarian support<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poey5Tp3h30</ref>. | ||
* Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed armed group is already supporting Hamaz. | * Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed armed group is already supporting Hamaz. | ||
* U.S officials have said they haven't seen any evidence of Iran's involvement on the attack yet<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/10/9/netanyahu-is-drawing-the-us-into-war-with-iran#:~:text=US%20officials%20have%20said%20they,their%20glee%20at%20Israel's%20misfortune.</ref>. | |||
=== How strong is Hezbollah? === | === How strong is Hezbollah? === | ||
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* '''According to Nicholas Blanford, an expert with the Atlantic Council, Hezbollah is capable of launching a sophisticated attack on Israel if it chooses, though the possibility of a war between the two is unlikely but can't be ruled out<ref name=":1" />.''' | * '''According to Nicholas Blanford, an expert with the Atlantic Council, Hezbollah is capable of launching a sophisticated attack on Israel if it chooses, though the possibility of a war between the two is unlikely but can't be ruled out<ref name=":1" />.''' | ||
* Blanford said the tactics used by Hamas to attack Israel were from Hezbollah's guidebook<ref name=":1" />. | * Blanford said the tactics used by Hamas to attack Israel were from Hezbollah's guidebook<ref name=":1" />. | ||
== What is Hamaz? == | |||
* Hamaz is an Islamic Resistance Movement that controls the Gaza Strip<ref name=":3">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/8/what-is-the-group-hamas-a-simple-guide-tothe-palestinian-group#:~:text=Hamas%20spokesperson%20Khaled%20Qadomi%20told,Al%2DAqsa%20%5BMosque%5D.</ref>. | |||
* It has been in power since 2007<ref name=":3" />. | |||
* It was founded in 1987 in Gaza after the start of Intifada, an uprising against Israel's occupation of Gaza<ref name=":3" />. | |||
* Hamaz is termed as a “terrorist” organisation by Israel, the United States, European Union, Canada, Egypt and Japan<ref name=":3" />. | |||
* Hamaz said it carried out the Saturday attack against Israel in response to its atrocities against the Palestinian people<ref name=":3" />. | |||
* Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the second-largest armed group in Gaza have been united against Israel though the relationship between the two has been tense lately as Hamas exerted pressure against on the latter against carrying out attacks against Israel<ref name=":3" />. | |||
* Israel says Hamaz has 30,000 fighters, rockets that have range of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles), and unmanned drones<ref>https://apnews.com/article/hamas-gaza-palestinian-authority-israel-war-ed7018dbaae09b81513daf3bda38109a#lnkfsyqf8nx06cgho94</ref>. | |||
[[File:Gaza.png|left|thumb|515x515px|Source: Aljazeera]] | |||
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