Thousands gather in Boston to support Palestinians and call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel's war against Hamas militants has killed at least 18,800 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the territory's Hamas government. The offensive comes in response to Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attacks in southern Israel in which 1,139 people were killed, mostly civilians, and about 250 taken hostage, according to Israeli figures. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES