Hamas attacks: “Hundreds” of infiltrators are still in Israel, and fighting continues tonight
Despite calls for calm and international condemnations, the attacks continue. Israeli forces were still engaged in fighting against “hundreds” of Hamas infiltrators at “22 locations” Saturday evening on Israeli territory, Hamas spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht told reporters Saturday evening with the IDF.
“There are still 22 places where we are fighting terrorists who came to Israel by air, sea and land,” the officer told reporters, referring to the “hundreds” of infiltrators who are still present on Israeli territory after a “strong ground invasion.”
In response to a question about the number of fighters who have entered Israel since the start of the surprise early morning attack from the Gaza Strip by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, which controls power in this region, Colonel Hecht answered: “Hundreds.” Without further details.
The disturbing situation of the hostages
The army is facing a “dangerous hostage situation” in two areas in southern Israel, Beri (5 kilometers east of the Gaza Strip) and Ofakim, about twenty kilometers east of the line separating Israel and Gaza. According to Colonel Hecht, more than 3,000 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.
He added: “There will be a strong response to this inhumane aggression, which is unprecedented.” In the evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli army would use “all its power” to “destroy” Hamas. He asked the Palestinians to leave Gaza and promised to turn Hamas hideouts into “ruins.”
Videos posted on social media appear to show several rockets being fired, this time by Israel, towards the Gaza Strip where buildings were reported to have been hit. According to the Israeli army, “more than 200 people have been killed in Israel” since the start of the Hamas attack, to which the army responded with air strikes on Gaza, with local authorities reporting to date 232 people killed.
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