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- 1Gaza border, late September 2023: life before October 7▼Gaza border, late September 2023: before the world turned upside down
A retrospective look at the Gaza border region in late September 2023, days before the Hamas-led October 7 attack reshaped Israel, Gaza and the wider Middle East. The piece revisits daily life and security conditions along the border communities at a moment when the scale of what was coming was still unknown.
- 2Sirens sound in Gaza border community amid rocket warning▼Sirens warn of rocket fire in Gaza border community
Air raid sirens were activated in a community near the Gaza border, warning residents of incoming rocket fire. The alert sent people to shelters as the military monitored the situation. Events along the Gaza periphery continue to draw close attention given the region's ongoing tensions and the constant threat of cross-border attacks.
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The Israeli military says a warning siren sounded in a community near the Gaza border was a false alarm, with no rocket fire or security incident identified. Alert systems near the Gaza envelope routinely trigger sirens when potential incoming fire is detected, and residents regularly report to shelters until the IDF confirms whether a threat was real.
- 4Gaza border in late September 2023, days before October 7●Gaza border, late September 2023: just before the world turned upside down
Reports revisited the Israel-Gaza border in late September 2023, a period of apparent calm that would end days later with Hamas's October 7 attack. The retrospective looks at life and conditions around the border communities just before the assault that triggered the Gaza war.