Historical timeline for October 7

Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200, mostly civilians, and the taking of 251 hostages, including civilians and soldiers. The attack initiated the Gaza war and the larger Middle Eastern crisis.

Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland.

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800.

Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112.

Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into Earth's atmosphere.

Three bombs explode at Taba and Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing 34.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.

The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid.

Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.

The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.

Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of the Banski Dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.

A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.

Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.

Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.

The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.

Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14.

Aeroflot Flight 1080 crashes after takeoff from Koltsovo International Airport, killing 38.

The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.