Hamas fighters on Saturday launched an unprecedented deadly assault on Israel, catching Israeli intelligence services off-guard. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed the militant group will pay a heavy price. As Israel responds with force, razing whole districts in Gaza, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, residents there are being left with nowhere to go.

On In The Press for Tuesday, October 10, we bring you reactions from the Israeli and Arab-language dailies and beyond after the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli siege of Gaza. Also, we look at how Russia could benefit from the crisis. Plus, we explore the backlash after 30 Harvard student groups penned a letter solely blaming Israel for the unrest.

In the wake of the terrorist attack by Islamist militant Hamas on Israeli soldiers and civilians, Muslim associations in Germany have come under pressure to position themselves clearly.

European and American allies have expressed their unquestionable support for Israel. However, from a geopolitical perspective, the latest outbreak of the Middle East conflict may be one challenge too many for the West.

On In The Press for Tuesday, October 10, we bring you reactions from the Israeli and Arab-language dailies and beyond after the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli siege of Gaza. We also look at how Russia could benefit from the crisis. Finally, we explore the backlash after more than 30 Harvard student groups penned a letter solely blaming Israel for the violence.

Images and videos have flooded social media showing the Hamas attacks on Israel and vice-versa. We tell you which images are real and which are fake in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Traditionally, Moscow enjoys good relations with Israelis and Palestinians. The foreign ministry has condemned the escalation of violence in the Middle East, which pro-Kremlin observers are blaming on the West.

DW's Jochen Rosenkranz was in Tel Aviv when Israel was attacked by Hamas terrorists. As the rockets rained down, he witnessed a city paralyzed and met people shaken to their very core.

We look at the developing situation in Israel and Gaza to understand some of the deeper underlying issues behind the unprecedented weekend incursion by Hamas. Why did the offensive happen now? What triggered the attack, and how much of a factor was the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, when Syria and Egypt launched a surprise attack on Israel?

The Israeli military has said militant-Islamist Hamas fired rockets from Gaza, and has urged residents around the Gaza Strip to stay in their homes.

Israel's Supreme Court has opened the first case examining the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul, lurching towards a showdown with the nation’s far-right government. The latter has split Israel in two ever since it announced plans to reform the country’s judicial system, which would see the Supreme Court weakened.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says "a red line" was crossed when an Eritrean protest in Tel Aviv turned violent.