Oct 30 (Reuters) - The war between Israel and Hamas militants who stormed Israeli towns and kibbutzes from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, is the latest in seven decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has destabilised the wider Middle East. In Hamas' rampage, some 1,400 Israelis, mainly civilians, were killed and 229 were taken hostage. In response, Israel carried out airstrikes before troops and tanks poured into Gaza in a ground assault, all with the declared aim of wiping out the Islamist militant group. Medical authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that 8,306 people - including...