of Israeli soldiers and of civilians in Gaza?" "I don't make that connection, because I distinguish between Hamas unilaterally crossing that border and entering people's homes and murdering the ...
On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants streamed across the border from Gaza into southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping some 250 others, according to Israeli tallies.
On the morning of April 1, President Joe Biden’s top national security aides had a stern message to deliver to Israel as it prepared to launch a military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city ...
But this was the first time he did so since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel that triggered an Israeli military operation that has devastated the Gaza Strip.