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Over 250 Israelis Killed, 1,800 Wounded In A Deadly Surprise Hamas Attack On Israel
Dozens of Palestinian militants infiltrate Israel from Gaza by land, sea and air ■ Some 2,500 rockets fired from the Strip ■ At least 250 Israelis killed, over 1,800 wounded ■ Army strikes Hamas targets in Gaza; 256 Palestinians reportedly killed ■ ‘Substantial’ number of civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza
Israel will evacuate all residents living in towns near the Gaza border within 24 hours, IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday.
Hagari added that the fighting in the southern kibbutz Kfar Aza remains ongoing, saying the soldiers are fighting heroically to free the hostages held by Hamas inside the Israeli community there. The Israeli army has also killed over 400 Palestinian militants and arrested dozens of prisoners, Hagari said.
When asked whether the Israeli army is carrying out roof-knocking procedures in Gaza, Hagari refrained from answering directly. With roof-knocking procedures, which were commonly employed during previous Israeli military operations against Gaza, residents of targeted buildings are warned in advance – usually by telephone – to leave the area, and the army then uses small missile strikes to notify civilians of larger impending missile strikes.
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10:01 AM
Israel Police: 30 officers killed during first day of war with Hamas
Israel Police announced Sunday that 30 police officers were killed during the first day of the war with Hamas.
10:00 AM
RECAP: Thousands of casualties in Israel and Gaza, clashes in Israel’s south ongoing, Palestinian militants arrested in West Bank
The second day of Israel’s war with Gaza began with news of with mortar shelling from Lebanon, a thwarted sea infiltration at a southern Israeli beach, arrests in the West Bank and continued fighting to reclaim parts of Israel’s south following Saturday’s rocket attacks and an infiltration of Hamas militants from Gaza.
According to data from the Israeli Health Ministry, 1,864 wounded Israelis have been taken to hospitals since the war with Gaza began. 19 patients are said to be critically wounded, with 326 in serious condition, 359 in moderate condition and 821 lightly wounded.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Israeli army struck Lebanon with artillery on Sunday in response to mortar shells launched by Hezbollah at the Mount Dov area. No Israeli casualties were reported.
A vehicle drives near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon on Sunday.Credit: AZIZ TAHER/ REUTERS
Clashes are ongoing in the south between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces, and residents are urged to remain inside. Israeli forces fought ten armed terrorists at a police station in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Sunday, and the area is now believed to be under Israeli control. The Israeli army said it had resumed control over most areas of fighting in the south overnight, but added that clashes with militants are still ongoing at kibbutz Be’eri, as well as in Sderot and at four other southern locations.
The Israeli Home Front Command also issued an alert on Sunday morning calling on residents of Israeli communities near the Gaza border to seek shelter and remain in their bunkers for at least ten minutes, warning of a hostile aircraft intrusion.
The Israeli army, Shin Bet security service and Border Police forces arrested 19 wanted Hamas operatives throughout Saturday night in the West Bank – including six Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to the IDF spokesman. The Israeli army also reported on Sunday that naval forces had thwarted an infiltration attempt by five terrorists at Zikim Beach in Israel’s south.
Residents of the Gaza Strip reported Israeli strikes throughout the coastal enclave overnight and on Sunday morning, in which the homes of senior Hamas officials – including the house of the head of the militant group’s intelligence department – and civilian infrastructure were damaged.
A man takes a solar panel from a mosque destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Sunday.Credit: Yousef Masoud /AP
Three towers were said to have been bombed over the last day, and a massive attack on infrastructure along the coast was reported.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 256 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed since the beginning of the war with Israel, including 20 children. Over 1,800 were reportedly wounded.
According to the ministry, seven people were killed in the West Bank since yesterday – two in Ramallah, two in Hebron, one in Jericho, one in Qalqilya and one in Nablus.
9:44 AM
Hamas militants fighting in seven locations in Israel
Hamas’ military wing said on Sunday morning that its militants are continuing to fight at several locations along Israel-Gaza border, including Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Kfar Aza, Be’eri, Yeted and Kissufim.
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9:38 AM
Residents of southern Israeli kibbutz call for Israeli army rescue
Residents of the Kfar Aza kibbutz in southern Israel are still barricading themselves in their homes and waiting for aid, more than 24 hours after the attack in Israel’s south began.
“Kfar Aza is still under war,” a member of the kibbutz community reported. “Terrorists are still walking around the kibbutz! They are shooting on the sidewalks, hiding on roofs, some of them [are] inside the houses with hostages! There are IDF forces fighting the terrorists and evacuating people from the houses, but in practice more than half of the kibbutz [remains] … cut off from communication, without electricity, without reception, without water and food, some of them have been wounded for over 24 hours! Entire families, children, elderly people who are alone in their homes. Please help us and send more troops to the kibbutz!”
9:19 AM
Israeli army says air force struck the home of Hamas intelligence head
The Israeli air force attacked military infrastructure at the home of the head of the Hamas intelligence department, the Israeli army said on Sunday. The attacks in the Gaza Strip are ongoing.
9:12 AM
Palestinian Health Ministry: 256 killed in Gaza thus far, including 20 children
Palestinians inspect a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.Credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/ REUTERS
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that 256 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed since the beginning of the war with Israel, including 20 children. Over 1,800 were reportedly wounded.
According to the ministry, seven people were killed in the West Bank since yesterday – two in Ramallah, two in Hebron, one in Jericho, one in Qalqilya and one in Nablus.
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9:04 AM
FAA urges U.S. airlines, pilots to use caution flying in Israeli airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration late Saturday urged U.S. airlines and pilots to use caution when flying in Israeli airspace after a surprise attack by Hamas militants.
The U.S. air regulator’s warning mirrors an alert issued by the Israeli government and applies to all altitudes due to events within the past 24 hours.
9:02 AM
Residents in northern Israeli community urged to evacuate
The Mateh Asher Regional Council, located in Israel’s north and west of the Galilee, called on local residents on Sunday to evacuate to the south or center of the country.
8:58 AM
Israeli army says infiltration attempt by five terrorists thwarted at beach in Israel’s south
The Israeli army reported that naval forces had thwarted an infiltration attempt by five terrorists at Zikim Beach in Israel’s south.
8:55 AM
Israeli forces arrest 19 Hamas operatives in West Bank, IDF spokesman says
Israeli forces in the West Bank on Saturday night.Credit: IDF Spokesman
The Israeli army, Shin Bet security service and Border Police forces arrested 19 wanted Hamas operatives throughout Saturday night in the West Bank – including six Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to the IDF spokesman.
8:50 AM
IDF releases names of 25 soldiers killed during first day of war with Hamas
On Sunday morning, the Israeli army released the names and ages of 26 of the Israeli soldiers that were killed during the first day of the war with Hamas.
Captain Adir Abudi, 23
Captain Yotam Ben-Basat, 24
Staff Sgt. Ofir Tzioni, 21
2nd Lt. Adar Ben-Simon, 20
Sgt. Or Esto, 21
Lt. Col. Sahar Machalof, 36
Sgt. Afik Rozental, 20
2nd Lt. Yanai Kaminka, 20
1st Lt. Or Mozes, 22
Staff Sgt. Omri Niv Fierstein, 20
Cpl. Dvir Lisha, 21
Sgt. Eden Alon-Levy, 19
Staff Sgt. Yuval Ben-Yaakov, 21
Cpl. Guy Bazak, 19
Private Neriya Aharon Negri, 18
Private Naama Boni, 19
1st Lt. Yiftach Yabetz, 23
Staff Sgt. Ido Harush
2nd Lt. Yoav Meliev, 19
Cpl. Nethanel Young, 20
Maj. Chen Buchris, 26
Captain Or Yosef Ran, 29
Cpl. Adi Gruman, 19
Sgt. 1st Class Amir Fisher, 22
Captain (res.) Ido Edri, 24
The identity of Col. Yonatan Steinberg, 42, the commander of the Nahal Brigade, was released on Saturday evening.
