Israel declared that it is in a "state of war" following the attack on it with thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip and the incursion of militants into

Israeli settlements , and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Hamas to pay an" unprecedented price " after launched a massive military operation with rockets and infiltration inside Israel.

 

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Edited by| Hugh Gey

 

Middle East section -  CJ journalist

 

Gaza Strip – October,7,2023

 

Netanyahu said in a statement,"Hamas this morning launched a criminal, surprise attack against the state of Israel and its citizens. "I ordered

With a large-scale mobilization of reserve forces and a response to fire on a scale unknown to the enemy, the enemy will pay an unprecedented price, " he declared

His country is in a "state of war".

"Hamas launched the surprise operation against Israel at dawn today by firing intense batches of rockets at several Israeli areas

By carrying out infiltrations into settlements in the vicinity of the Strip, Tel Aviv responds with airstrikes on Gaza.

A number of Israelis and Palestinians were killed and injured in the "Al-Aqsa flood" operation, as Hamas called it

Dozens on both sides.

The Israeli army confirmed that its forces are fighting "ground" battles against Palestinian militants in the areas surrounding the Gaza Strip after

These "parachuted" infiltrated by sea and land.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Hamas was waging a " war " against Israel, adding in a statement coinciding with a meeting

The leaders of the security services, "the IDF forces are fighting the enemy everywhere".

The Israeli army fired sirens in the southern and central regions of the country, while the police urged citizens to stay

Near the shelters, while sirens sounded in Jerusalem.

The "Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades", the armed wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for the rocket fire, noting that its militants

They fired more than five thousand missiles. She added that the leadership " decided to put an end to all the crimes of the occupation, and the time that

"He's doing it without an accountant. "We announce the start of the (Al-Aqsa flood) operation and announce that the first strike targeted sites

The enemy and his fortifications exceeded five thousand rockets and shells".

The chief of staff of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed al-Deif, said that the operation was " a response to the crimes of the occupation against the Palestinians

And his repeated intrusions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque".

The Israeli military said Hamas had launched "a double operation that included the firing of rocket - propelled grenades and the infiltration of saboteurs into Israeli territory".

Hamas distributed a video showing Palestinians celebrating the seizure of a "Zionist" military vehicle in Jabalia camp

Of the Jeep type".

Journalists in Gaza reported that hundreds of residents of the Strip are fleeing their homes located on the border with Israel.

The Palestinian agency" WAFA " reported that a journalist was injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens of others by suffocation, during

Clashes broke out between citizens and Israeli forces in the Bab al-Zawiya area in the center of Hebron.

The agency reported that Israeli soldiers " stormed the city center and fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal and gas

Tear gas, stun grenades, and confrontations broke out as a result," causing a number of injuries.

The Palestinian Minister of health may Al-Kailah declared a state of emergency in all Palestinian hospitals, and instructed the ministry's warehouses

Blood banks supply hospitals with necessary medical supplies, medicines and blood units.

She added, in a statement issued by the ministry, that " all West Bank hospitals are ready to receive the wounded from the Gaza Strip due to

The aggression being waged by the occupation at the moment".

The Palestinian news and Information Agency (Wafa) reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed "the right of the Palestinian people

To defend itself in the face of the terrorism of the settlers and the occupation forces". "Wafa" reported that Abbas chaired a leadership meeting

The emergency included a number of civilian and security officials.

The Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying that Russia is in contact with

Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab states in connection with the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It is obvious that we

We always call for restraint".

Israeli news channel 12, citing the Israeli ambulance service, reported that at least 22 Israelis were killed in the attack

The attack carried out by the "Hamas" movement on Saturday.

The Israeli army confirmed that its forces are fighting "on the ground" against Palestinian militants in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip after

These "parachuted" by sea and land, confirming the deaths.

Army spokesman Richard Hecht said during a press briefing, "it was a double ground operation carried out by aircraft

Parachuting across the sea and land". "We are fighting at the moment, we are fighting in certain locations in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip ... Our troops

Now she is fighting on the ground" in Israel.

Hecht noted that there had been deaths, but did not give further details and did not comment on reports that Palestinian gunmen had been captured

For a number of Israelis.

Thousands of reservists are scheduled to be deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip as well as northern Israel and on the border with

Lebanon, Syria and in the West Bank. The spokesman added, " We are monitoring all arenas ... We realize that this is a big thing".

According to Hecht, at least 2,200 rockets were fired from Gaza by 10:30 AM (7:30 GMT)

The "Hamas" movement said that the number of rockets exceeded five thousand.

 

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