Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced that the violent attack on Gaza will include ground operations, amid continuous army bombing of the besieged Strip.
Speaking to soldiers near the Gaza fence, Gallant said: “Hamas wants change and will get it. What was in Gaza will no longer exist.”
He added: “We started the attack from the air, and we will come later from the ground as well. We have controlled the area since the second day and we are in a state of attack. Its intensity will intensify.”
Israel pledged to escalate its response to the Hamas attack, and the army said that dozens of its fighter planes bombed more than 200 targets during Tuesday night in a neighborhood in Gaza City, which it said Hamas had used to launch an unprecedented wave of attacks.
The latest developments and repercussions of the Gaza attacks
The escalation began with Hamas launching dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. The Israeli army then announced that a number of Palestinian militants had infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip. In response, the Israeli army launched a military operation called “Iron Swords”, against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Confrontations between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces are still continuing. Palestine: The death toll in Gaza rose to 900 people on Wednesday, and more than 4,600 were injured. Israel: The number of Israeli deaths since Saturday morning rose to more than 1,200 dead, in addition to more than 2,700 injured. Several countries announced the organization of “special flights” to evacuate their nationals from Israel. World Health Organization: Egypt will allow the organization to use the Rafah crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-11 04:32:18
