(AFP, Netiwater, 12th) A raid by the Palestinian armed group Hamas prompted an Israeli counterattack. The Israeli artillery was like clockwork and would shell the city under Hamas every 30 seconds. Some hidden targets in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas gunmen crossed the border and entered Israeli towns on the 7th, killing 1,300 people so far. This was the deadliest attack suffered by Israel in the 75 years since its founding. Israel subsequently vowed to destroy the Palestinian Islamist organization.
After the Israeli raid, the Israeli army continued to bombard the densely populated Gaza corridor with artillery shells and air strikes for six days while preparing for a possible ground attack.
Israel has assembled troops, tanks and other heavy armored vehicles around the Gaza corridor, and has mobilized more than 300,000 reserve troops.
The Israeli military said in a statement today that it has dropped approximately 6,000 bombs on Gaza since it began attacking Hamas targets on the 7th.
The Israeli army deployed 150 mm caliber artillery in the area along the Gaza border, and the artillery was only a few meters apart from each other. This area is close to Netivot and Sderot in southern Israel. These two towns are It was attacked by Hamas militants over the weekend.
The ground shook with each salvo and the shelling was deafening.
Netivot and Shderot are located in frontline areas near the Gaza border and are often targeted by rockets fired from the Gaza corridor. The Gaza Strip has a population of approximately 2.4 million.
Two rockets hit Shderot today, injuring four Israeli civilians, two of whom were life-threatening.
Tom, a 24-year-old Israeli reservist deployed there, said: “Soon there will be no one left to continue fighting, attacking us, and destroying our lives. I don’t know what my mission is, but one thing is for sure. : We will wipe them from the face of the earth.”
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2023-10-13 09:50:01
