On October 7, 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year. 3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. [1] 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. [2]

Historical events for the 7th of October. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on October 7.

2024年10月7日 · Hamas shocked the world — and forever changed the Middle East — when hundreds of its fighters flooded into Israel on Oct. 7, massacring border communes, murdering revelers at a music festival...

The October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, which killed 1,200 people, did not just transform the Middle East’s strategic balance as Israel confronted Hamas, then Hezbollah, and traded fire with...

Discover what happened on October 7 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

On This Day In History - October 7: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

Oct 7 (Reuters) - People around the world held vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark Monday's first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting ...

2024年10月7日 · The woman and hundreds of others were reliving in real time the moment terrorists stormed the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks in...

2025年2月27日 · Oct. 7 proved all of that wrong, the investigation found. Here’s Israeli Channel 12, translated from Hebrew: The IDF’s research division indeed knew that Hamas’ vision was to liberate ...