At least 40 people have been killed in Israel and more than 700 injured in the surprise attack by land, sea and air from Loop of the Islamist group Hamas, which today caused war to break out in the region. Palestinian militiamen who entered Israel captured about 50 people, according to Palestinian sources.
As confirmed to EFE by an Israeli medical source, those who died in Israel They have passed the quarantine and more than 740 have been injured since the Hamas offensive began early in the morning, which has led to an unprecedented escalation of war in the region that has put the Israeli authorities on the ropes.
In turn, there would be at least a dozen Palestinians killed Loop, among them a journalist and at least ten Palestinian militiamen, whose bodies were returned to the Strip after their incursion into Israeli territory, according to sources from Loop.
According to the latest information, there are at least 60 militants who remain inside Israeli territory and are fighting against Israeli soldiers and police in multiple Israeli locations and communities around the coastal enclave.
militiamen of Hamas and Islamic Jihad kidnapped around fifty people in Israel, including soldiers and military officials, civilians and also migrants of Asian origin, according to Palestinian sources and videos on social networks.
In turn, according to images spread on networks, the militiamen were holding Israelis from the communities of the coastal enclave hostage in their homes, among which there have been scenes in which they are seen escaping from their homes due to the irruption of the militiamen.
“Do not open the doors, stay inside, close the windows, we are still searching the area,” warned the mayor of Sderot, one of the cities adjacent to Loop where the attack began, where he assured that “inhuman acts” have occurred against innocent people, according to Israeli News Channel 12.
They also released videos of Palestinian militiamen carrying the bodies of dead Israeli soldiers through the streets of Gaza, where images of celebration have been seen on public roads.
“Today we see the true face of Hamas, a terrorist army whose only objective is the cold-blooded murder of innocent men, women and children,” denounced Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who said that the Palestinian group is being supported by Iran.
”Innocent civilians were massacred and injured, and many of them continue to be attacked,” added Herzog, who stressed that Israel “will take all necessary measures to eliminate this threat.”
This offensive since Loop It is a hard blow to the armed forces and the Intelligence apparatus Israeliswho were caught off guard.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, senior Israeli security officials assured last week that Hamas had no interest at this time in attacking or initiating an escalation of war with Israel because it wanted to maintain internal stability within the enclave.
(With information from EFE)
Source: Gestion
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