After the militant group’s unexpected strike on Israel the previous day, the Israeli army declared on Sunday that it was attempting to remove all remaining Hamas fighters from the nation.
Following the unexpected attack by the Palestinian militant group based in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military officer said that “hundreds of terrorists” had been killed and detained.
Fighting was recorded by the Israel Defence Forces in a number of areas in the southern region close to the Gaza Strip, where Hamas launched its onslaught on Saturday. Sderot was one of the places mentioned.
According to Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an IDF spokesman, as many as 1,000 Hamas fighters may have invaded Israel on Saturday.
According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, Israel is requesting assistance from Egypt so that they can learn more about the whereabouts and safety of Israeli people who have been kidnapped.
Although the actual number of Israeli soldiers and citizens taken hostage on Saturday has not been made public, both Hamas and the Israeli military have claimed responsibility.
Sunday saw the continuation of Israel’s retaliation airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. The IDF reported that among the sites Israeli forces have struck thus far are a Hamas intelligence centre, a weapons manufacturing facility, and two banks.
Hamas continued its attacks overnight as well, launching rockets into a number of locations, including Tel Aviv.
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In rocket strikes launched by Hamas and fighters who crossed into Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, at least 250 Israelis have died and more than 1,000 have been injured.
20 children were among the at least 256 individuals who died in the assaults, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, and 121 children were among the 1,788 people who were injured.
On the Lebanese border, the Israeli army and Hezbollah terrorists engaged in gunfire on Sunday, raising the prospect of a larger battle. notwithstanding the fact that Israel and Lebanon are considered to be at war, a 2006 cease-fire between them has largely held, notwithstanding the occasional tiny rocket launches from Lebanon that Israel responded to with retaliation attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a warning that a protracted war may be on the horizon.
Israel’s onslaught, according to Netanyahu, will continue “without reservation and without respite.”
Since the strikes, much of Gaza has been enveloped in darkness. Israel maintains a siege surrounding the region, and Netanyahu declared that Israel would stop supplying Gaza with fuel, power, and other items.
The coordinated Hamas attack on Saturday completely caught Israeli intelligence off guard.
Efraim Halevy, a former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, told CNN that Israel “had no idea what was going on.” “The start of the war this morning came as a complete surprise to us with no prior notice of any kind.” The Palestinians, according to him, have never before been able to “penetrate” Israel so thoroughly.
According to Halevy, the militants fired more than 3,000 missiles in less than 24 hours. From our perspective, this is beyond imagination, Halvey said CNN. We were unaware of their missile arsenal’s size, and we certainly didn’t anticipate their level of effectiveness today. Unfortunately, the operation was very successful.
Unknown numbers of Israeli soldiers and citizens were carried into Gaza, which is a very sensitive subject for Israel.
