The most important things in brief:

• On October 13, several of the surviving hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross.On October 8, 2025, Hamas and Israel announced their agreement to a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, under which all hostages would be released.
• In the summer of 2025, doctors and activists warned of a spreading famine in the Gaza Strip.On June 13, Israel launched a direct war of aggression against Iran through air strikes. The war ended with a US intervention, which bombed a uranium enrichment laboratory in Iran. On October 16, 2024, the Israeli army killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. On September 17, 2024, thousands of pagers exploded in Lebanon, killing 39 and injuring nearly 300. On October 7, 2023, members of Hamas and allied Islamist groups killed a total of 1,205 people in several locations in Israel and at a music festival. 251 people were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. Israel then launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.