The Hamas-led attack on Israel occurred on October 7, 2023.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
… The result put an end to the wave of conservative wins in Latin America since Trump took office in 2025. Could this signal a change in global politics? And in Israel, voters are heading to the polls today in the first election since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar Party and former IDF chief-of-staff, is running against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jessica points to the tens of thousands of Israeli expats flying home to vote as a sign the country is ready for a change. …
Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, Congressional Research Service, BBC) confirm that the Hamas-led surprise attack on Israel occurred on October 7, 2023. The claim's date and attacker match the sources; the passage's framing of an upcoming Israeli election as the first since the attack is not graded here since the claim concerns only the attack date.
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What we found
Supports. Reuters reports a surprise Hamas attack on Israel launched at dawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.[1]
Supports. AP states that on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages.[2]
Supports. The Congressional Research Service states that on October 7, 2023, Hamas led surprise attacks against Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air.[3]
Supports. BBC coverage of the third anniversary marks the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023 with a minute's silence at the time the attack began.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1
- 1How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded - Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas Warapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Israel and Hamas 2023 Conflict In Brief: Overview, U.S. Policy, and Options for Congresscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Israel marks three years since Hamas-led 7 October 2023 ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
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