At least 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 others abducted to Gaza in Hamas’ October 7 assault, according to Israeli authorities. Israel’s military response in the strip has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and injured over 90,000, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. As of early July, nearly 2 million people had been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population, according to UN figures. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters“Brief window”: There are 111 hostages still in Gaza, including 39 believed to be dead, according to data from Netanyahu’s office. Iran and Hamas have blamed the assassination on Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied involvement in his killing.

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Persons: Ricardo Moraes, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Nissan Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon, Anat Angrest, Matan Angrest, Ismail Haniyeh Organizations: Reuters, Gaza’s Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Iran