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On 7 October 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.
The Israel–Hamas war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched an unprecedented multi-faceted and sustained assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip.
October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election. Jim Jordan wins the Republican nomination for House Speaker after Steve Scalise withdrew his bid. Science and technology. Discovery Program. NASA successfully launches its Psyche space probe from Kennedy Space Center.
Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023. Annular Solar Eclipse as viewed within 170 meters (560 feet) of the eclipse centerline and within 1 second of maximum eclipse (Hobbs, New Mexico, USA). Map. Type of eclipse.
This timeline of the Israel–Hamas war covers events from 7 October until 27 October 2023. October 2023 Sentinel-2 satellite data of fires on the day of Al-Aqsa Flood ; the 41 km (25 mi) long Gaza Strip is shown nearly in full.
On 9 October 2023, Israel intensified the blockade of the Gaza Strip after the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel and the ensuing Israel–Hamas war. Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a "total blockade", blocking the entry of food, water, medicine, fuel and electricity.
2023 SAG-AFTRA strike; October 2023 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
Following the successful motion to vacate the speakership of Kevin McCarthy of California on October 3, 2023, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives began holding an extremely rare intra-term election for speaker of the House on October 17.
2023 Sikkim flash floods. On 4 October 2023, heavy rains caused the glacial South Lhonak lake in Sikkim, a state in northeastern India, to breach its banks, causing a glacial lake outburst flood. [1] The flood reached the Teesta III Dam at Chungthang at midnight, before its gates could be opened, destroying the dam in minutes. [2]
October 5 – November 19 – The 2023 Cricket World Cup is held in India with Australia defeating India in the final. October 7. Israel–Hamas war: Hamas launches an incursion into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and taking about 240 hostages, prompting a military response from the Israel Defense Forces.
