24 hours and 300 dead after Hamas’ surprise attack, Israel is trying to regain control of all of its territory this Sunday. Its soldiers are still fighting at eight points with bases of the Palestinian militiamen who entered from the Gaza Strip on Saturday – in a show of fragility comparable only to that of the Yom Kippur War – and civilians, police and soldiers are everywhere in the streets Soldiers killed and kidnapped, in their homes or in military bases. Although it has been heavily bombing Gaza since Saturday (there are already 313 Palestinian deaths), it has set its first goal of establishing order at home before embarking on what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defined as a “long and difficult” war . after a security cabinet meeting. The government this morning announced the suspension of electricity, fuel and goods deliveries to Gaza, and the army has indicated that it intends to evacuate all towns near the Gaza Strip.
“We are embarking on a long and difficult war, forced into by the murderous attack of Hamas. The first phase is to destroy the vast majority of enemy forces that have invaded our territory. At the same time, we have begun the offensive phase, which will continue without restrictions and breaks until the objectives are achieved,” Netanyahu said.
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The Israeli army has gradually regained control of cities near the Gaza Strip and freed hostages. For example, in the city of Sderot, they bombed the police station in which ten militiamen were barricaded. But fighting is still ongoing in eight other cities. The Israeli army claims to have killed hundreds of Palestinian militants and captured dozens of them, Portal reported.
For its part, the armed wing of the Islamist organization Hamas, the Ezedín al-Qasam Brigades, has assured that some of its militiamen continue to fight against Israeli forces at various points inside Israel.
The Israeli authorities have also extended the state of emergency, which they had only declared for part of the country, to the entire country. The most explosive prospect is what is known in Israel as the “multi-front war”, i.e. the armed groups of the West Bank and above all Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia with a very large arsenal, a very large preparation and a very large number of men, in take action. higher than that of Palestinian groups. This Sunday he claimed responsibility for firing mortar shells against Israel, which responded with bombings. No casualties were reported.
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Following the incident, which is well beyond Hezbollah’s ability to act, the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (FINL) – 10,000 troops under the command of Spanish General Aroldo Lázaro – reported that it was working at “all levels” with the Lebanese and Israeli authorities are in contact to avoid a “more serious escalation”.
The Hamas surprise attack and Israeli bombings have so far caused at least 300 deaths and 1,592 injuries in Israel, according to the Israeli Health Ministry, and 313 deaths and nearly 2,000 injuries in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest tally from the Palestinian health authorities. Seven more deaths at the hands of Israeli forces were recorded in the West Bank.
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