Editing Third Intifada

The '''Third Intifada''' is an ongoing uprising of the [[Palestine|Palestinians]] against [[Israel]]'s system of [[apartheid]], [[genocide]], and [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5slJTFa-u8 Israel-Gaza war: what’s happening and why? | Start Here]</ref> It began on October 7, 2023, when [[Hamas]] launched [[Operation al-Aqsa Flood]] and began an unprecedented [[offensive]] into Israel's internationally recognized borders.<ref>[https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Operation_Flood_of_Al-Aqsa Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa]</ref> Hamas was joined by the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP),<ref>[https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/side-by-side:-palestinian-resistance-factions-announce-mobil Side by side: Palestinian Resistance factions announce mobilization]</ref> factions of [[Fatah]],<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/378593 Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade: We're fighting alongside Hamas]</ref> and [[Palestinian resistance|several other groups]]. The offensive came as a surprise to Israel, exposing the weakness of [[Mossad]].<ref>[https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-could-israeli-intelligence-miss-hamas-invasion-plans How Could Israeli Intelligence Miss the Hamas Invasion Plans?]</ref> By October 9, Israel had pushed all of the Palestinian resistance fighters back into Palestine's internationally recognized borders. Israel began launching massive [[Airstrike|airstrikes]] against [[Civilian|civilian targets]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] as retaliation for the offensive, displacing a million Palestinians within Gaza.<ref name=":0" /> The deadliest airstrike by Israel on the [[al-Ahli Arabi Hospital]], an airstrike on October 17 that killed 500 civilians.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/16/israel-hamas-war-live-iran-warns-resistance-front-may-attack Israel-Hamas war updates: Israel kills 500 in Gaza hospital ‘massacre’]</ref>

The Third Intifada is inspired by the previous [[First Intifada]] and [[Second Intifada]], both of which involved Hamas and the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) rising up against Israel. The Third Intifada has proven a major wild card for [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] [[geopolitics]], ruining attempts to form an alliance between [[Saudi Arabia]] and Israel.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/biden-israel-saudi-arabia-normalization-hamas-246213034afa75e4dff27e71362a1979 Biden’s hopes for establishing Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of the new Mideast war]</ref> It has served as another step in [[Saudi Arabian-Iranian reconciliation]] by giving Saudi Arabia and [[Iran]] a common enemy in Israel. Israel has threatened to spread the fighting into [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]] by attacking [[Hezbollah]] forces in the former and blowing up [[Airport|airports]] in the latter.<ref name=":1">[https://www.rt.com/news/584963-syria-israel-aleppo-airport-strike/ Syria accuses Israel over Aleppo airport strike]</ref>

== Casualties ==

=== Palestinian casualties ===
As of October 17, 2023:<ref name=":0">[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live Tracker]</ref>

* 3,061 Palestinians killed
** 3,000 Gazans killed
** 61 West Bankers killed
* 13,750 Palestinians injured
** 12,500 Gazans injured
** 1,250 West Bankers injured
* 1,000,000 Gazans internally displaced
** 600,000 Gazans taking shelter in United Nations facilities
* 3 Gazan desalination plants out of operation
* 89,184 Gazan homes damaged
** 8,840 Gazan homes destroyed
* 164 Gazan schools damaged
** 1 Gazan school destroyed
* 19 Gazan mosques damaged
** 11 Gazan mosques destroyed
* 24 Gazan hospitals out of operation
* 23 Gazan ambulances destroyed
* 11 Gazan water sanitation facilities destroyed

=== Israeli casualties ===
As of October 17, 2023:<ref name=":0" />

* 1,400 Israelis killed
* 3,500 Israelis injured

=== Syrian casualties ===
As of October 15, 2023:<ref name=":1" />

* 2 Syrian airports out of operation

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