Despite calls for calm and international condemnation, the attacks continue. Israeli troops continued to fight “hundreds” of Hamas infiltrators in “22 locations” on Israeli soil, Hamas spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht told reporters Saturday night. Israeli army.
“There are still 22 locations where we are fighting terrorists who entered Israel by air, sea and land,” the official told reporters, referring to “hundreds” of infiltrators seeking a “powerful Ground Invasion” were still on Israeli soil.
When asked about the number of fighters who have entered Israel from the Gaza Strip since the start of the surprise early morning offensive by the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which is in power in the area , Colonel Hecht also replied: “Hundreds,” without further details.
The worrying situation of the hostages
The army is facing a “serious situation with hostages” in two towns in southern Israel, Beeri (5 km east of the Gaza Strip) and Ofakim, around twenty kilometers east of the Israel-Gaza dividing line. According to Colonel Hecht, more than 3,000 rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip.
“There will be a forceful response to this inhumane aggression, it is unprecedented,” he added. In the evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that the Israeli army would use “all its might” to “destroy” Hamas. He called on Palestinians to leave Gaza and promised to turn Hamas hideouts into “ruins.”
Videos posted on social media appeared to show numerous rockets being fired, this time by Israel, towards the Gaza Strip, where buildings were reportedly hit. According to the Israeli army, “more than 200 people have been killed in Israel” since the start of the Hamas offensive, which the army responded with air strikes on Gaza, where local authorities currently report 232 deaths.