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    These were NPR.org's biggest international stories in 2023

    Hamas' attack in Israel and the war that followed and the stalemate in Ukraine were our biggest international stories in 2023, but we also found some wonder around the world.
    by John Helton Dec 05, 2023 5 minutes
    A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza toward Israel on Oct. 10. Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel started Oct. 7. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1204881032/hamas-israel-attack-palestinians">A senior Hamas official told NPR</a> that its planning was kept a close secret.

    Two major conflicts dominated NPR's international coverage over the past year: Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's fierce response against the Palestinian militant organization; and the war in Ukraine, which is nearing its second anniversary with no clear outcome in sight.

    But in addition to those big news events, we had some surprises among the stories from around the world that were viewed most by our readers:

    The Israel-Hamas war

    On Oct. 7, Hamas militants surged over the Gaza border into Israel attacking a music concert, military bases and people in their homes. Israel says some 2,000 militants killed around 1,200 men, women and children — taking about 240 hostage.

    within hours with airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, vowing to destroy Hamas and rescue hostages.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed, "Every Hamas member is a dead

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