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Last Updated: November 7, 2023, 12:14 PM EST

Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.

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Mar 1, 6:03 am

What we know about the conflict

The latest outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has passed the four-month mark.

In the Gaza Strip, at least 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.

In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched an unprecedented incursion into southern Israel from neighboring Gaza via land, sea and air. Scores of people were killed while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel, has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.

Nov 07, 2023, 12:14 PM EST

Red Cross on war's impact on children: 'This is a moral failing'

One month into the Israel-Hamas war, the International Committee of the Red Cross called on both sides to "deescalate now" to prevent more suffering among the civilians in Gaza and Israel, particularly children.

The organization called for the release of hostages "immediately" and for the restoration of "critical services," such as water, electricity and health care, in Gaza.

A Palestinian man walks away after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Nov. 7, 2023.
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"Among the most shocking impact is the agony children have had to bear. Children have been ripped from their families and held hostage. In Gaza, ICRC surgeons treat toddlers whose skin is charred from widespread burns," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement. "What more must children endure? The images of suffering, dead and wounded children will haunt us all. This is a moral failing."

Nov 07, 2023, 11:54 AM EST

Over 400 Americans and their family members depart Gaza: State Department

More than 400 Americans and their family members have now been able to exit Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, according to the State Department.

"We have assisted more than 400 U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other eligible individuals to depart Gaza," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Crawford

Nov 07, 2023, 11:02 AM EST

Over 2 dozen suspected militants arrested in West Bank: Israeli officials

Amid operations in the West Bank, Israeli officials said they have arrested 28 suspected militants overnight in the territory.

Palestinians inspect the damage on a building following an overnight raid by Israeli troops in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank on Nov. 7, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
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Meanwhile, funerals are being held Tuesday for several people reportedly killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank during the ongoing operations.

Since Oct. 7, 163 people have been killed and another 2,100 injured in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Nov 07, 2023, 8:12 AM EST

'Thousands' leave northern Gaza as civilian corridor opens, Israel says

Israeli officials again opened on Tuesday a corridor for civilian evacuations from northern Gaza into the south, the Israel Defense Forces said, marking the second day the IDF has appealed to Gaza residents to use the corridor.

A still image taken from a video shows what the Israeli army says are Palestinians holding white flags as they walk from north Gaza to the south near an Israeli tank in a location given as Gaza, obtained by Reuters on Nov. 7, 2023.
Israeli Defense Forces via Reuters

An IDF spokesperson posted to social media in Arabic, saying the southbound evacuation corridor on the major Gaza street of Salah-El-Deen was expected to be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time.

"Thousands" of people were passing through the corridor midday on Tuesday, Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories said in another a statement posted to social media.

Israeli officials released a short video Tuesday showing a line of people moving along a street, which they said was filmed earlier in the day.

Some of the people in the footage appeared to be waving white flags as they walked. A tank stood in the foreground and a row of partially destroyed buildings lined the road behind them.

-ABC News' Zoe Magee

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