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The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which governed Gaza, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October, which killed 1,300 people - mainly civilians. The group took about 250 people back to Gaza as hostages. The attack triggered Israel's military offensive, which has killed nearly 28,000 Palestinians - mostly women and children - according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.