ISRAEL- HAMAS Conflict Timeline I Oct-07 to Oct-15 I

Oct. 8, around 9 a.m. ET
The Israeli government confirmed that a number of civilians and soldiers have been taken hostage. At least 100 Israeli citizens and soldiers are being held hostage by Hamas terrorists, Israel's Government Press Office said.

Videos posted online show a packed all-night music festival in a desert in southern Israel near the Gaza border being attacked by rockets and armed Hamas terrorists on the ground. The footage showed women and children being dragged away in vehicles and driven back into Gaza.
Oct. 8, around 1 p.m. ET
Israeli health officials announced that more than 700 people are dead in Israel and over 2,100 others injured. The Palestinian Health Authority said there are 370 people dead in Gaza and 2,200 others injured.
Americans killed
Oct. 9, about 6 a.m. ET
An official with the U.S. National Security Council confirmed there were nine Americans killed in Israel. The death toll would continue to climb.
Oct. 9, about 8 a.m. ET
IDF announced its jet fighters struck 130 targets in the Gaza Strip, many of them in the Al Furqan area, which serves as a hub for Hamas.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a "complete siege" on Gaza. He said authorities would cut electricity to the region and block fuel and food from entering the Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians.
Hamas threatens to kill hostages
Oct. 9, around 1 p.m. ET
Hamas said the group will start killing Israeli hostages one by one and film the executions unless Israel immediately stopped shelling homes in Gaza without warning.
'Pure, unadulterated evil'
Oct. 10, just after 3 p.m. ET Biden said the atrocities committed by Hamas fighters included the "slaughter" of men, women and entire families, as well as "stomach-churning reports of babies being killed."
Oct. 10, around 4 p.m. ET
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant toured southern Israel along the Gaza border, telling soldiers they are moving to "a full-scale response" to the Hamas surprise attack and that he has "removed every restriction."
Oct. 13, morning
IDF called for "all residents of Gaza City to evacuate their homes" and "move south for their protection" in a series of posts on X.
Oct. 14, before 7 a.m. ET
Egypt, Israel and the United States have agreed to allow foreigners in Gaza to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, a senior State Department official confirmed.
Oct. 14, around noon ET
The IDF announced it is preparing to implement an "integrated and coordinated attack from the air, sea and land" with an emphasis on a "significant ground operation."
Attempted mass exodus from Gaza delayed at Egypt border
Oct. 15, daybreak in Gaza
A chaotic rush of Palestinians and foreigners ensues as thousands of people head toward southern Gaza in the hope of escaping through Egypt before Israeli ground forces move into the territory with the mission to annihilate Hamas.