More than 1,000 people have been killed since Hamas' Saturday surprise attack on Israel, with 130 people reportedly captured by militants.
The Israeli military said Monday it was still battling Hamas militants in several locations inside Israel’s borders — on the third day after the A military spokesman said there are still breaches in the barrier between the Gaza Strip and Israel where militants could be entering the country.
“I have given an order — Gaza will be under complete closure,” Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement. “There will be no electricity, food or fuel . We are fighting barbaric and will respond accordingly.” Ruba Akkila, a resident of Gaza, said that after Israel announced it will cut off even food supplies to the territory, she saw a man looking for remains of food in a garbage bin outside her building.
Israel Defense Forces said its aircraft attacked two “operational situation rooms” used by Hamas inside mosques in Gaza. “They say we have not started yet, we have not started yet. What’s the meaning of they will start? We don’t know what will happen if they will start,” he said, referring to Israel’s response thus far. “Are they planning for a big massacre in Gaza? I don’t know. But they are only civilians who will pay for that.”Early Saturday, at 6:30 a.m. local time, Palestinian militants launched a large-scale surprise attack from the blockaded Gaza Strip on civilian and military targets in Israel.
In the north of the Israel, there have been strikes exchanged across the border with Lebanon, raising alarm at heightening regional tensions. Israel struck a site in Lebanon, after mortar fire into Israel that was claimed by the Hezbollah militant group. Hezbollah’s involvement opens up the possibility of a multi-front conflict involving Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.
In Iran, hardliners have been incensed for months over reports that Saudi Arabia might establish diplomatic ties with Israel. In Tehran, the Foreign Ministry spokesman referred to Israeli visits to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque as a “desecration” and called the attack a “spontaneous move by … resistance groups.”
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