2023-10-07 05:22:42
“Residents in the area around the Gaza Strip have been asked to remain in their homes,” the military said in a statement.
An armed commando of Palestinian terrorists entered Israel and clashed with the Israeli Army in the city of Sderot, while hundreds of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip continue to fall, attacks that have not stopped for more than an hour and that have caused the death of a 60-year-old woman “due to a direct impact.”
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“Hamas carried out a combined operation that included the launching of rockets and a terrorist infiltration into the territory of the State of Israel,” the Israeli Army reported in a statement, in which it directly accuses the terrorist group of carrying out the aggression.
“Hamas carried out a combined operation that included rocket fire and terrorist infiltration into the territory of the State of Israel,” the Israeli Army reported. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
“Our troops will protect the residents of the State of Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas will pay a very high price,” said a military spokesman, while a video circulating on social networks shows men dressed in black with white bands on their heads shooting with long weapons from a truck once morest a patrol in the middle of the street.
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The Army ordered residents of cities near the Gaza Strip to remain locked in their homes and the rest of the population to remain near bomb shelters.
After the missile bombardment, the Israeli Defense launched an attack once morest Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
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“The IDF is now striking targets of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip. More information soon,” the authorities reported.
After the missile bombardment, the Israeli Defense launched an attack once morest Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
According to the armed wing of Hamas, more than 5,000 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip and declared that it had started the “Al-Aqsa deluge” operation.
“We decided to put an end to all the crimes of the occupation (of Israel), its time of rampaging without accountability is over,” the terrorists noted.
“We announced Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge and fired, in the first 20-minute attack, more than 5,000 rockets.”
The anti-missile alarms sounded from 6:30, local time, in the Israeli regions that border the enclave – governed de facto by the terrorist group Hamas -, sounding the alarms in several cities such as Tel Aviv, Rehovot or Lod, in the center of the country, Sde Boker, Arad, Dimona or Lakhish, in the south; or Sderot, Ashkelon or Ashod, around Gaza.
“The Israel Defense Forces will defend Israeli civilians and the terrorist organization Hamas will pay a high price for its actions,” reads a statement issued by the Army. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
“In the last half hour, rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory. The population of southern and central Israel is urged to stay close to protected areas and follow the instructions of the Front Command,” added the military spokesperson.
At the moment, the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported 15 injuries.
In addition, MDA paramedics also treated a 20-year-old young man in moderate condition for shrapnel wounds in Yanve; and two people in mild and conscious condition in Ashkelon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has been informed regarding the situation” and “will convene a meeting of senior security officials in the coming hours,” his office said.
Israel has maintained a blockade once morest the Gaza Strip since the Hamas terrorist group took power in 2007.
After the missile bombardment, the Israeli Defense launched an attack once morest Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
Since then there have been several devastating wars between Palestinian militants and Israel.
The two sides experienced tensions in September, when Israel closed the border to Palestinian workers for two weeks.
The measure was taken in the midst of a Palestinian protest on the border.
Protesters burned tires and threw stones and fuel bombs at Israeli troops, who responded with bullets and tear gas.
The border closure was criticized as collective punishment that harmed thousands of Palestinian workers.
The border reopening raised hopes for an improvement in the situation in Gaza, where 2.3 million people live.
The border closure was criticized as collective punishment that harmed thousands of Palestinian workers. (Europa Press/Contact/Ahmed Zakot)
In May, an exchange of Israeli airstrikes and rockets from Gaza left 34 Palestinians and one Israeli dead.
So far this year, at least 247 Palestinians, 32 Israelis and two foreigners have died in the conflict, including combatants and civilians on both sides, according to official Israeli and Palestinian figures.
Most of the deaths occurred in the West Bank, which has remained occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War.
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