Oct 7, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Hamas
launched a surprise attack this morning, with over 2,000 missiles fired from
Gaza and terrorists infiltrating and murdering Israeli civilians in the south
Sirens alerting residents to incoming rockets blared across southern regions surrounding Gaza, Negev areas, and the greater Tel Aviv region in the early hours of Saturday.
The IDF has
also confirmed that Hamas terrorists infiltrated into Israeli border towns next
to Gaza Strip, with Hamas terrorists are engaged in multiple locations across
southern Israel, according to the Police Commissioner.
IDF
spokesperson says Israeli death toll from the Hamas offensive surpasses 200;
fighting is ongoing in 22 locations. There are 'severe' hostage situations
ongoing on two locations in south, 'cannot confirm' number of Israelis captured
by Hamas.
08:14 PM
Fresh
barrage of rockets on central Israel
Hamas
launches a fresh barrage of some 150 rockets across southern and central
Israel, reaching Tel Aviv. Early reports of direct hits.
07:53 PM
Israel
halts electricity supply to Gaza
07:31 PM
Hamas say
'dozens' of captured IDF officers and soldiers 'transferred to hideouts' in
Gaza
06:58 PM
Biden
offers 'all means of support'
U.S.
President Joe Biden said he told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington
was ready to offer “all appropriate means of support" after Palestinian
Islamist group Hamas launched an attack on Israel.
“I made
clear to prime minister Netanyahu that we stand ready to offer all appropriate
means of support to the government and people of Israel,” Biden said in a
statement. “Israel has a right to defend itself and its people. The United
States warns against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage in
this situation,” he added.
06:50 PM
Hamas
leader Haniyeh vows to 'extend the operation' to West Bank, Jerusalem
Hamas chief
Ismail Haniyeh says that armed Palestinian factions plan to extend Gaza’s
ongoing fight into the West Bank and Jerusalem, saying, “The battle moved into
the heart of the ‘Zionist entity.”
06:26 PM
Israeli
opposition leader offers Netanyahu to form national emergency govt
Yair Lapid,
the leader of opposition in Israel, said he offered Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to form an emergency national unity government to ease the logistics
of running the war against Hamas.
05:34 PM
IDF confirm
victims among senior officers
IDF
spokesperson says Hamas terrorists engaged in 22 locations in southern Israel,
senior IDF officers among those killed. The precise casualty count will be
given later, the spokesperson added, while also confirming that civilians were
taken hostage.
05:12 PM
Israel has
the right to defend itself 'with overwhelming force,' Trump says
Former U.S.
president Donald Trump weighed in on the ongoing Hamas onslaught on Israel,
calling it a “disgrace” and asserting that Israel “has every right to defend
itself with overwhelming force.”
“Sadly,
American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are
saying came from the Biden Administration,” he said.
“We brought
so much peace to the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, only to see Biden
whittle it away at a far more rapid pace than anyone thought possible. Here we
go again,” Trump added in a statement.
05:06 PM
Netanyahu
speaks with Biden
U.S.
President Biden expresses full support for Israel in call with Netanyahu,
Israeli PM says prolonged campaign will be required.
i24news
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