“The death toll from the massive attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas has risen to over 250 deaths.”. The Times of Israel writes this, citing medical officials, and specifies that “the number of victims could continue to rise. At least 1,450 people were injured, many of them seriously.”
You are in the Gaza Strip At least 232 people were killed and 1,650 injured in Israeli retaliatory attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinians to “leave Gaza” and He promised to turn Hamas hideouts into “ruins.”
“We will take revenge on Hamas for this black day,” the prime minister said in a speech to the nation, in which he reiterated that “the army will use all its strength to undermine Hamas.” we will meet them everywhere“What happened today has never happened before in Israel, and I will ensure that it does not happen again.” According to the Prime Minister, “it will be a war that will take time, it will be difficult, there will be challenges Days before.” He then warned Hamas “not to harm a single hair of the hostages in Gaza.” “You,” he added, turning to her, “are part of Israel’s chain of heroes and we are all on your side.”
New volley of rockets in central Israel and Tel Aviv where the alarm sirens continued to scream for a long time. Numerous explosions in the sky due to missile interception by the Iron Dome.
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Dramatic escalation in the Middle East, where Hamas declared war and took control of Israel. This evening, the Jewish state is surprised to find itself confronted with hundreds of deaths and an unprecedented hostage-taking. At first light, on the day the Jewish holiday of Sukkot comes to an end – as it did 50 years ago on Yom Kippur – 5,000 rockets rained down from Gaza, causing destruction and death. Warning sirens wailed for hours in the center and south of the country, including in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where people fled to emergency shelters. The rocket launch was just the beginning of the conflict: from dozens of points along the border, armed Hamas militiamen (between 200 and 300) invaded Jewish territory and the kibbutzim near the Gaza Strip from the sky, the ground and the sea took civilians and soldiers hostage and killed others as people ran to barricade themselves in shelters. Videos published on social media by Hamas-affiliated sites show horrific scenes of hostage-taking: According to the media, there were at least 50, but the number was not confirmed by either the military spokesman or the political authorities.
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ANSA Agency Israel is under attack (from Tel Aviv Massimo Lomonaco) – Daily – Ansa.it (ANSA)
There were clashes between Israeli soldiers and Hamas militiamen in the border kibbutzim, from Ofakim and Beeri to Nirim and others: In the evening, the army announced that fighting was still ongoing in 22 locations. Images shared on social media also showed the battle in the streets of Sderot, where Hamas had reportedly taken control of a police station. There were also tensions in the West Bank, while electricity in Gaza was cut off at nightfall.
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“Citizens of Israel, we are at war. It’s not just an operation, it’s a war.”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, adding that he had ordered the army to recall reservists and “respond to the war with a ferocity and scale the enemy has never known before. They will pay a price they have never had to pay before, and in the end we will win. The Israeli air force began – after some uncertainty, according to the media – attacks on the Gaza Strip, which left at least 232 dead and almost 1,600 injured and hit Hamas and jihadist positions. According to the military spokesman, Hamas’ military infrastructure, housed in two skyscrapers in central Gaza, was also attacked. Doctors Without Borders spoke about two affected hospitals, the Indonesian Hospital and the Nasser Hospital. The elusive head of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammad Deif, defined the “Flood al-Aqsa” operation from Gaza as a response to the “desecration of holy sites” and “detentions.” “We warned the Zionist enemy several times,” Deif said, “but we always received rejections.”
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ANSA Agency Israel: Pizzaballa, serious emergency, I fear it will lead to war – World – Ansa.it The Cardinal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, comments to SIR on the attack launched at dawn today by Hamas (ANSA). became.
While Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri claimed his organization was in a fight “for freedom.” “This – he clarified – is not a hit-and-run operation, we have begun an all-out fight. We assume that the fighting will continue and the battle front will expand. We have one primary goal: our freedom and the freedom of our saint.” Meanwhile, many fear that the situation could also worsen in the north, with a possible intervention by the Lebanese Hezbollah: According to Israeli media, some militia members tried to close the border line break through, but were repelled with shots from Israeli soldiers. However, the news was denied by the Shiite militiamen. In Israel, people are holding their breath and wondering how it was possible to be caught so unprepared by Hamas, because it is the Iranian one Fear direction behind the attack.
Video: The Israeli army releases footage of attacks on the Gaza Strip
There will be a time for controversy, but in the spirit of unity that characterizes Israel in times of danger, all protests were canceled on Saturday evening, even after eight months of disagreement over judicial reform. The opposition to Netanyahu has offered the prime minister the formation of a “unified national emergency government.” While in Gaza, after the initial moment of euphoria due to the news of the rocket attacks and the militiamen’s invasion of Jewish territory, the fear of retaliation now predominates: many have already left the area closest to the border for fear of an army land. It is difficult to estimate which scenario will develop in the next few hours: the only thing that seems certain is that the conflict will not end in the foreseeable future. Netanyahu spoke on the phone to US President Joe Biden of “a powerful and protracted military campaign” at the end of which Israel “will have the upper hand.” The Jerusalem government called it Operation “Iron Swords.”
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ANSA Italia agency: “Israel’s right to defense”. Iran praises Hamas. Moscow calls for ceasefire – Middle East – Ansa.it Numerous reactions from around the world to the unprecedented attack with thousands of rockets by Palestinian militiamen (ANSA)
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