Where things stand 600 days after Oct. 7 on Israel, Gaza, Iran, and more

Published May 28, 2025 7:14am ET



Six hundred days ago, Hamas fighters launched one of the most devastating raids into southern Israel in the country’s history, leaving a scar on the country’s psyche that is still reverberating throughout the region.

Israel’s leaders have ordered the military to fight several enemies, to dismantle the network of Iranian-supported proxies seeking the destruction of the Jewish State throughout the Middle East, but in doing so has simultaneously killed tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon, tarnishing its image on the global stage by limiting the humanitarian aid into the strip despite concerns from experts about the conditions there.

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