Oct. 7 one year on: How Hamas attacks upended Middle East and US-Israeli alliance forever

Published October 7, 2024 7:00am ET



On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 Israelis in a terrorist attack, the likes of which the country had never seen. Since then, Israel has been determined to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, while fending back attacks from Iran and its proxies. The aftermath of the attack has strained relations between the United States and Israel, while the Democratic Party at home threatens to be torn apart by anti-Israeli activists, both within Congress and playing out on campuses across the country. This Washington Examiner series will take a closer look at all of these issues with far-reaching consequences.

One year ago today, on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas conducted the largest terrorist attack in Israel’s history, slaughtering 1,200 Israelis and taking hundreds more hostage. 

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