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Baltimore's Jewish community is remembering the day Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The attack sparked the war in Gaza.
President Donald Trump meets with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander at the White House on Tuesday, marking exactly two years since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The war -- which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed roughly 1,200 Israelis, and Israel responded by declaring war -- has led to thousands of people killed and injured in the Gaza Strip and Israel, as Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza.
American Israeli Keith Siegel was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attacks in Israel and held captive for 484 days before his release in February 2025. Now, two years after the attacks, Siegel tells “Here’s the Scoop” host Yasmin Vossoughian what that day was like.
Former Israeli generals link today’s hunt for Hamas terrorists to Golda Meir’s post-Munich strategy of retribution and deterrence, still shaping national defense five decades later.
Those claims continued to dog Israel in the second year of its conflict, as civilian casualties in Gaza climbed, mass hunger spread and the IDF repeatedly forced large numbers of Palestinians to relocate. As Israel opened aid routes in July, the IDF said in a statement that that there is "no starvation in Gaza."
The October 7 attack killed nearly 1,200 people in Israel, mostly civilians, and saw dozens of hostages kidnapped back into Gaza.
Families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7th are in Washington, D.C. today to continue their push to bring those still being held in Gaza home. Omer Neutra was killed by Hamas on October 7th. His parents Orna and Ronan Neutra join Chris Jansing to share how they're feeling on this difficult anniversary.