Three years ago today, Hamas murdered some 1,200 people in southern Israel and dragged 251 hostages into Gaza. To mark the anniversary, we've gathered five essays on the war that followed, the day itself, the West's response, and the reckoning still to come.

War Stories, Michael Rosen

Yonah Jeremy Bob and Elliot Kaufman’s account of the 7 October massacre and its aftermath is a triumph of dogged reporting and shrewd analysis.

Trauma and Terror, Michael Totten

If you’re not already familiar with the casus belli that ignited the Gaza war, watching the fifth season of ‘Fauda’ will be good for you, but it will also be bad for you.

The Return of the Progressive Atrocity, Susie Linfield

It is the responsibility of Western activists to know who and what they support, and to separate themselves—openly and decisively—from programs and regimes that are predicated on violence and repression.

An Interrupted Genocide, Jeffrey Herf

The widespread reluctance to describe the atrocities of 7 October correctly is an impediment to peace.

Israel's Most Consequential Election, Benny Morris

Israelis go to the polls on 27 October. After seventeen years of Netanyahu, former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is in the lead.