As World’s Gaze Shifts to Gaza, Israel’s Psyche Remains Defined by Oct. 7 Attack

As World’s Gaze Shifts to Gaza, Israel’s Psyche Remains Defined by Oct. 7 Attack

Hamas’s brutal raid and taking of hostages has left Israelis deeply traumatized and is expected to reshape the country for years to come.

The Day Hamas Came

No Israeli town suffered more bloodshed than Be’eri in the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7.

Intelligence Errors Prompt Scrutiny of Israeli Generals, but Little Backlash

The Israeli media and The New York Times published damaging revelations suggesting that senior officers had ignored or dismissed intelligence reports about the likelihood of a major Hamas attack.

First Captives Freed in Tense Gaza Truce Between Israel and Hamas

Hamas freed two dozen hostages, Israel released 39 imprisoned Palestinians, and more than 130 aid trucks reached Gaza over the first day of a tense, temporary truce after seven weeks of war.

13 hostages would be freed on Friday under the deal. Here’s the latest.

Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire in Exchange for Hostage Release

The agreement calls for a pause in the fighting and for Hamas to free 50 of the captives it seized in its Oct. 7 raid on Israel. Hamas said Israel would release 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital That Became Symbol of the War Itself

A raid of a hospital that Israel asserts is a base for Hamas is shaping up as a watershed moment in a conflict that has put the Mideast on edge.

Israel-Hamas War Enters ‘Second Stage,’ Netanyahu Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not describe the ground incursion as an invasion, but it was accompanied by an enormous aerial and artillery bombardment.

Israel Intensifies Gaza Strikes and Says It Is Expanding Ground Activity

Cellular and internet service abruptly vanished for much of the territory, stoking fears that a full-scale invasion was imminent — or already underway.

Hamas Fails to Make Case That Israel Struck Hospital

A senior Hamas official says “nothing is left” of the munition that hit the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City last week, killing hundreds. Israel says the explosion was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.

Hundreds Reported Killed in Blast at a Gaza Hospital

With President Biden about to arrive in Israel, Palestinians and Israelis blamed each other for the explosion that devastated the hospital, where people had sought shelter from Israeli bombing.

Los planes de invasión israelíes apuntan a la ciudad de Gaza y a la cúpula de Hamás

El objetivo, según tres altos oficiales, es acabar con la alta jerarquía política y militar del grupo palestino que controla Gaza.

Israeli Invasion Plans Target Gaza City and Hamas Leadership

The goal, according to three senior officers, is to wipe out the top political and military hierarchy of Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls Gaza.

‘Humo, llamas y disparos’: sobrevivientes relatan el ataque de Hamás en Israel

Varios sobrevivientes contaron a The New York Times sus experiencias durante el ataque que llevaron a cabo combatientes palestinos el sábado.

‘We Are at War,’ Netanyahu Says After Hamas Attacks Israel

Palestinian militants from Gaza launched an early-morning assault on southern Israel, invading towns and firing thousands of rockets. Israel retaliated with huge strikes on Gazan cities.

Israeli Herders Spread Across West Bank, Displacing Palestinians

Palestinian herding communities are abandoning their villages, ceding huge swaths of land to nearby Israeli settlers. Settler activists say it’s the result of their new strategy in the West Bank.