2023-10-08 07:16:08
Following the surprising major attacks by militant Palestinians, the Israeli Air Force also attacked further targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night. Hundreds of people have been killed on both sides so far.
The aim is to destroy the military and governmental capacities of the Islamist Hamas and Islamic Jihad so that they are no longer able and willing to threaten and attack the citizens of Israel for many years, said the office of Israel’s head of government Benjamin Netanyahu announced after a security cabinet meeting early Sunday morning. The import of electricity, fuel and goods into the Gaza Strip was stopped.
“We are beginning a long and difficult war, forced upon us by a murderous attack by Hamas,” Netanyahu said after a security cabinet meeting. “We will turn all the places where Hamas is organized and hides into islands of rubble,” he said in a speech earlier.
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He called on the residents of the Gaza Strip to “flee from there now, because we will act everywhere and with all our strength.” Israel will take revenge. “This war will take time,” said the Israeli prime minister. “There are still challenging days ahead.”
Hamas militants continued firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Sunday night
Which: AP/Fatima Shbair
The first phase now ends with the “destruction of the majority of the enemy forces that have invaded our territory,” it said after the Israeli Security Cabinet meeting. At the same time, an offensive phase was initiated, which will continue until the goals are achieved. “We will restore the security of the citizens of Israel and we will win,” it said.
Israel bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight
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Supported by a hail of thousands of rockets, Hamas fighters from the blockaded Gaza Strip entered nearby Israeli towns on Saturday. They killed several people and abducted an unknown number of soldiers and civilians, including, according to the media, children, to the Gaza Strip.
Rocket fire from Gaza hits hospital
Hamas continued firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Sunday night. In the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, a hospital was hit early on Sunday morning – the Barsilai Medical Center, said a representative of the facility, Tal Bergman. Barsilai Hospital released a video showing a huge hole in a wall and debris on the floor of a room that appeared to be empty. There were initially no reports of victims.
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There are also fighting in eight locations, the Israeli military said. A military spokesman said two hostage-takings had ended. He left it open whether all the hostages survived. The army said 26 soldiers were killed in the fighting. Among them is Colonel Jonathan Steinberg, the commander of the Nahal Brigade.
According to its own statements, Israel has so far attacked 426 targets in the Gaza Strip. Among other things, a 14-story residential building, which is said to have housed Hamas offices, was reduced to rubble. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 313 people were killed. 1990 Palestinians were injured.
According to media reports, at least 300 people have died in Israel so far. Around 1,590 people were injured. The attacks came as a complete surprise to Israel on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah). The Israeli military then began counterstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
According to media reports, Israeli soldiers were also able to free hostages who were being held in a house in Ofakim on the border with the Gaza Strip. They stormed the building and killed ten terrorists, reported the news website Ynet and the broadcaster i24NEWS. Three Israeli soldiers were injured.
According to “Bild”, among the kidnapped civilians who were kidnapped by Hamas from Israel to the Gaza Strip are: also German nationals. “Bild” had some contact with the families. The Federal Foreign Office said that the Federal Government generally does not comment on individual consular cases and hostage-taking of German nationals. They are in contact with the Israeli authorities to find out whether German citizens are among the hostages kidnapped by Hamas. The situation is still very confusing.
Hamas spokesman confirms support for Iran
Meanwhile, Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad told the BBC that Hamas received direct support for the attack from Iran. Iran has committed itself to “supporting the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem.” Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, USA and Israel.
In the evening, there were background discussions in Israel about forming an emergency government. Netanyahu has offered the two opposition leaders Jair Lapid and Benny Gantz to join an emergency government, a spokesman for Netanyahu’s Likud party said. Lapid had previously signaled his willingness to do so. However, according to media reports, a meeting between Lapid and Gantz was said to have failed to reach an agreement.
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