Israeli forces launch air strikes on besieged Palestinian enclave following Hamas blitzkrieg on illegal settlements and towns near Gaza-Israel fence. More than 500 people have been killed on both sides so far.
Gaza is a narrow strip where 2.3 million Palestinians have lived under an Israeli blockade for 16 years. / Photo: AFPLebanon's Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a rocket and artillery attack on the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms, saying it was"in solidarity" with the Palestinian people.
Anadolu Agency citing an Israeli military statement said fighter jets struck two Hamas control rooms in Gaza."Two operational infrastructures" inside mosques were also attacked by planes.2300 GMT — Fighting against Hamas ongoing in Israel Separately, Israeli media reported that there are at least 100 Israeli prisoners who were captured by Hamas and transferred into besieged Gaza.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on world leaders to show solidarity and unity in supporting Israel and condemning the attack by Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
It was reported that the Israeli military used live ammunition and tear gas canisters against Palestinians. The Palestinian president also urged Macron"to urgently intervene to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people by Israeli occupation forces and extremist settler groups.""I spoke with Palestinian Authority President Abbas to discuss the terrorist attacks against Israel," Blinken wrote on X."I urged that all leaders in the region must condemn these appalling acts of 'terrorism'.
In an update on its Facebook account on Saturday, the ministry said 1,697 Palestinians were also wounded.
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