On October 7, 2023, the fundamentalist Islamist organization Hamas committed an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, October 7, 2023, killing over 1,400 Israelis.
The White House senior staff allegedly held "wellness" meetings for Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian aides to discuss the war and its impact on these individuals.
Greene demanded the preservation of "all video surveillance footage, photographic evidence, police reports and arrests records from all House Office Buildings on October 18, 2023."
Benny Gantz, previously serving as the defense minister and military chief of staff, disclosed a joint statement with Netanyahu detailing the formation of a specialized "war-management" Cabinet.
Jawad Abu Shmala, the finance minister for Hamas, and Zakaria Abu Maamar, a member of Hamas' political bureau, are the two prominent figures who lost their lives in the strikes.