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Last Updated: November 12, 2023, 1:00 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 06, 2023, 3:54 AM EST

Israel strikes 450 sites, takes Hamas compound, IDF says

Israeli forces took control of a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip, as the military continued its bombardment of the enclave overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.

Smoke rises during Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City Nov. 5, 2023.
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The Hamas compound included a web of "underground terror tunnels," as well as training areas and observation posts, the military said in a post on Telegram. Israel did not disclose the location of the compound. ABC News was not immediately able to verify IDF's claims.

"During the operation, several Hamas terrorists were killed," Israel said.

Children stand in a building, destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 6, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
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Israeli munitions struck "in the last day" at least 450 other sites throughout Gaza, "including tunnels, terrorists, military compounds, observation posts, anti-tank missile launch posts and more," IDF officials said.

"Moreover, IDF naval soldiers struck command centers, anti-tank launch posts and additional observation posts belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization," IDF officials said in the post.

-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey

Nov 05, 2023, 7:17 PM EST

Jordan says it air-dropped aid into Gaza

King Abdullah II of Jordan says his country dropped aid by parachute into northern Gaza at midnight.

"Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza," read a post on X (formerly Twitter). "This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren."

The king posted two photos of a crate with the flag of Jordan on it being loaded onto an airplane.

Nov 05, 2023, 5:13 PM EST

IDF says it's making progress in Gaza operation

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it had "reached the seashore in the southern part of the city of Gaza and encircled the city of Gaza," calling the encirclement a "significant step" in the fight against Hamas.

An Israeli army artillery howitzer moves at a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, Nov. 3, 2023.
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"We will continue to attack strongly and continue to intensify our ground operation in the northern Gaza Strip and Greater Gaza City," the IDF said.

The IDF is still urging residents in northern Gaza to move south.

Palestinians evacuate families from their homes following an Israeli airstrike in Jabaliya refugee camp, on the outskirts of Gaza City, Nov. 5, 2023.
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"We are intensifying our attack and this is already happening tonight significantly," the IDF warned.

Nov 05, 2023, 4:53 PM EST

Netanyahu: No cease-fire without return of hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel that "there will be no cease-fire without the return of the hostages."

Israeli officials say 241 people have been taken hostage.

Families and supporters of hostages that are being held in Gaza after they were kidnapped from Israel by Hamas gunmen on Oct. 7, hold a demonstration to demand their immediate release, outside of the Houses of Parliament in London, Nov. 5, 2023.
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