PM Benjamin Netanyahu promised harsh retaliation after Hamas unleashed a major attack on the Jewish state.
Hamas launched thousands of missiles at Israel and deployed its militants to infiltrate Jewish settlements near the country’s border with Gaza on Saturday morning.
By late Saturday morning, Israeli warplanes had started to pound locations in Gaza – in what the military called “Operation Iron Swords” – and Israeli soldiers were engaged in ground fighting in several locations around the besieged Palestinian enclave.
“Right now we’re fighting. We’re fighting in certain locations around the Gaza Strip … our forces are now fighting on the ground,” Israel’s army spokesman Richard Hecht told reporters.
A large number of people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the surprise attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that country was “at war” and promised Hamas retaliation they “have never known before.” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded by sending dozens of warplanes to strike targets in Gaza.
They celebrate by shouting Allah-Hu -Akbar and carrying out cowardly attacks and killing innocents.
Radical Islamic terrorism has becomes a headache for world peace.
Dear #Israel, there is only option, destroy #Palestine, #Gaza & #Hamas.
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— AJ Bakshi (@iam_bakshi) October 7, 2023
Israeli woman in the hands of Hamas bleeding and beaten.
This is the Israeli woman from my previous video.
This is horrifying!#Israel #Hamas #Palestine #Palestinian #IronDome #Gaza #TelAviv
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— Ashlea Simon (@AshleaSimonBF) October 7, 2023
Israelis Beating Palestinian Women At Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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— Akhtar Jamal (@AkhtarActivist) October 7, 2023
Mosque loudspeakers throughout Jerusalem call on muslims to rise up and wage a "Holy War" against Israel#Palestinian #Gaza #Israel #IsraelUnderAttack #Palestine #Hamas #AsianGames#IStandWithIsraelpic.twitter.com/7rXm46wepz
— Shivani (@shivani_45D) October 7, 2023
📹Israeli residents living in conflict zones have begun to evacuate the area.#Israel #Palestine pic.twitter.com/PwJPsSJ1yq
— EHA News (@eha_news) October 7, 2023