The Israel-Hamas war has entered its 69th day. The war, which is now in its third month, started after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7. The initial attack killed around 1,200 people, while around 200 people were taken as hostages back to Gaza, Israeli officials have said. Some of these hostages have now been returned by Hamas. Israel's retaliatory attack in response to the Hamas attack has, as of Wednesday (Dec 13) killed at least 18,608 people and injured 50,594, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.