The number of casualties on both sides of the conflict exceeded 1,100 people. At least 260 bodies have been found at the site of a music festival in Reim.
The Palestinian movement Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in a long time on Saturday. A hail of rockets was fired from the Gaza Strip. In response, Israel attacked targets in Palestine. Some rockets are known to have hit residential buildings. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that 413 Palestinians have been killed so far in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, including 78 children, and 2,300 people have been injured.
“As an occupying power, Israel has no right to target defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip or anywhere else in Palestine,” the report said.
Hamas is said to have taken approximately 130 hostages in Israel, including women and children. More and more shocking information about rapes and torture committed by Hamas fighters is leaking to the media. Hamas leader Isma’il Haniyeh announced that this is not the end of activities, and that the organization will expand the attack to the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israeli media unofficially report about 700 victims. At least 260 bodies have been found at the site of a music festival in Reim. – People died everywhere, terrorists shot from all sides – Gili Yoskovich, who was at the festival, told the BBC
Netanyahu: This is war
– Citizens of Israel, we are at war and we will win it. This is not a military operation, this is not an escalation. This morning, Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack on the State of Israel and its citizens. We have been working since this morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a brief statement. And he emphasized that “the enemy will pay a price he has never known.”
According to media reports, US officials are “viewing with concern a full-scale attack from the Gaza Strip on Israel.” “The United States will seek to provide Israel with everything it needs to defend itself,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, as quoted by Reuters news agency.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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