PARIS – War between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers erupted after the Palestinian Islamist movement launched the worst attack in Israel’s 75-year history on Oct 7. Israeli officials say more than 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were killed. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that 9,488 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombardments, including 3,900 children. Key developments: At dawn on Oct 7, the sabbath and a Jewish holiday, rockets rain down on Israel from Gaza as hundreds of Hamas fighters infiltrate by land, sea and air into southern Israel. More than 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were killed, according to Israeli officials. They included 270 mainly young people at a music festival and hundreds more in communities near the…
