An Israeli father saw a video of his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law being taken hostage by Hamas militants and he's pleading that the fighters show them 'respect'

Tech Insider
Yoni Asher looks at his phone from his home in Ganot Hadar, Israel, October 8, 2023.
Yoni Asher looks at his phone from his home in Ganot Hadar, Israel, on October 8, 2023.

REUTERS/Miro Maman

Photographer's pictures show the moments before Hamas attacked a music festival in Israel up until festival-goers took cover on the ground: 'It changed in a moment'

Tech Insider
image of partiers smiling under neon lights
A group of festival-goers smiling at the Nova music festival in Israel.

Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock/instagram

An Egyptian intelligence official said Israel's government downplayed threats from Gaza and was repeatedly warned of 'something big'

Tech Insider
Israelis inspect a damaged residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
Israelis inspect a damaged residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.

AP Photo/Erik Marmor

As Israel gears up for a possible ground invasion in its fight with Hamas, the war is at risk of becoming a much bigger conflict

Tech Insider
Israeli soldiers gather on and around tanks at the Israeli side of the Gaza border, October 9, 2023.
Israeli soldiers gather on and around tanks at the Israeli side of the Gaza border, October 9, 2023.

REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Defense stocks jump as war rages between Israel and Hamas

Tech Insider
Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.
Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.

Mohammed Salem/REUTERS

A woman taken hostage at the Israeli music festival didn't tell her family she was going so they wouldn't worry about her, her mom says

Tech Insider
People at a festival running, with cars visible
People at a festival flee a surprise attack launched by Hamas, near Reim on October 7, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

Reuters

Hamas militants shot festival goers at point-blank range with machine guns after throwing grenades, survivor says

Tech Insider
Sahar Ben-Sela
Sahar Ben Sela, survivor of a deadly attack at a festival in southern Israel conducted by Hamas fighters from Gaza, sits in a wheelchair by a friend as he recovers at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2023.

REUTERS/Milo Maman

If the Israel-Hamas conflict expands, the global economy could weaken as inflationary pressure piles up, Mohamed El-Erian says

Tech Insider
Mohamed el-erian

Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images

Hamas fooled Israel's advanced surveillance by doing all of its planning offline, retired US general says

Tech Insider
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023.
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023.

REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Former prime minister advises Israelis to catch Hamas fighters posing as the IDF by asking them about Israel's Eurovision entry

Tech Insider
Naftali Bennett announcing his retirement from politics in June 2022.
Naftali Bennett announcing his retirement from politics in June 2022.

Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Imagesce

Subscribe to Gaza