TEL AVIV/GAZA Oct 08 (Online): After the unexpected attack by Hamas, the death toll of Israeli citizens has increased to more than 600 and dozens of people, including soldiers, have been taken hostage.
While according to Palestinian officials, at least 370 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 2,000 injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
In this way, the total number of casualties has exceeded 900 in the clashes between Hamas and Israel that have been going on for 2 days.
The Israeli army said fighting is ongoing in eight locations in its territory.
According to media reports, the current tension between Israel and Palestine has now completed 24 hours.
After the sudden attack by Hamas, the Israeli army could not recover even for the second day.
The death toll of Israelis in various clashes has exceeded 600, including more than 100 military commanders and officials.
On the other hand, the Israeli army, in a cowardly operation, bombarded the houses of Hamas commanders in Gaza throughout the night. Everywhere there are scenes of destruction.
According to the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, more than 313 Palestinians, including children, were martyred in these attacks.
According to local media reports, fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants are ongoing in many parts of southern Israel.
The Israeli army said it had regained control of most of the south, but heavy fighting was still ongoing in Israeli areas near the Gaza border, including Be’eri and Sderot.
The Israeli embassy in the UK has confirmed that Jack Marlowe, a British national, is missing. He was working as security staff at an outdoor dance festival near the Gaza border when the attack took place.
The Times of Israel quoted an IDF spokesman as saying that more than 400
Palestinian militants have been killed and dozens arrested in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Embassy in Turkey has reported that at least 300 Israelis have been killed so far in the tension, while dozens have been kidnapped by Hamas.
It is being said by the Palestinian authorities that 313 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in Israeli airstrikes so far.
Israeli officials have said the country is “still in a state of war” and is still engaged in efforts to wrest full control of Israeli territory and local populations from Hamas.
Since last night, Israelis have been watching videos released on social media in which citizens were pulled out of their homes at gunpoint and later transferred to Gaza, and many of them were ridiculed on camera.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that there will be serious consequences if the hostages are harmed.
It is hard to see how they could recover the hostages without a ground operation and how can they make sure they don’t get killed in the crossfire?
The Israeli army is mobilizing thousands of troops and tanks are being rolled into Gaza.
Ground operations will continue at some point.
According to the report, Israeli forces fought 10 armed fighters at a police station in Sderot near the Gaza border.
However, they said that Israel has regained control over this area.
The Israeli army said it had regained control of most of the southern region late last night, but clashes continued in Beri, Sderot and four other unspecified southern locations near the Gaza border. .
According to the report, residents of Kafr Azza, another area near the Gaza border, are still trapped in their homes and are waiting for aid.
A resident said, “Kafr-Izza is still under the fierce battle.”
Meanwhile, a statement issued by Hamas said that “intense fighting” was going on in several areas.
The prime minister of Thailand has said that two Thai citizens were killed as a result of clashes between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in Israel.
Prime Minister Saratha Thaosin did not provided details about the two deaths, while the Foreign Ministry said it was working to evacuate the Thai nationals from Israel.
Cambodia had earlier confirmed the death of a Cambodian student as a result of the clashes.
On the other hand, Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched mortar attacks on Israeli territory, in which large-scale the possibility of Israeli casualties has been shown.
Israel also fired missiles at Lebanon, but no damage has been reported yet.
International forces, including the United Nations, have requested Israel and Hamas to act with restraint, saying that both countries must sit together to establish peace in the region.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, ignoring the demands of international forces, has threatened to destroy the Hamas bases in Gaza and has ordered Israeli citizens to leave Gaza within 24 hours.
Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas, said that after the victory in Gaza, the war will go to the West Bank and Jerusalem and will continue until the end of the occupation.
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