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IN THE PRESS – Thursday, October 12: We continue to look at the Israeli and Middle Eastern press reacting to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Foreign Policy, meanwhile, looks at comparisons between Israeli security failures on October 7 and those of the Yom Kippur War with Egypt in 1973. Finally, the backlash…

Head of US foreign affairs committee says warning was given, but it is unclear ‘at what level’, supporting claims reported from Egyptian sources

Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006

Zhai Jun made the comments while on a call with a senior Egyptian diplomat, as the death toll from the Israel-Palestine conflict reached over 2,200

The popular tourist destination borders Israel to the east

Palestinians in Gaza spent the night in pitch darkness, surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “crush and destroy” Hamas, with the support of a new war cabinet that includes a longtime opposition critic

The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas as the latest war reaches its sixth day

Israel is committed to destroying the military and governing capabilities of Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, the Israeli prime minister said.

Talks are focused on aid rather than a civilian humanitarian corridor at this stage

250,000 people have fled their homes in Gaza, most crowding into UN schools

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the longest and most violent ongoing modern conflicts. It involves multiple causes, and includes various actors, one of which is Hamas, perpetrators of the brutal attack on Israel that has initiated the war in Gaza.