The Israeli army announced that at least 350 people have been killed as a result of the Al-Aqsa storm operation by 6 am on Sunday local time.
Colonel “Richard Hatch”, the spokesman of the Israel army, announced that 30 soldiers of this regime’s army were killed in yesterday’s attack by Hamas forces on the occupied territories.
He also confirmed that there are senior commanders among the killed soldiers.
He also announced the activation of a help line for questions and answers about missing and injured people.
Hatch added: A help line has been activated in the field of missing cases or injured people to provide the desired explanations to the questions of the people.
In the context of the casualty statistics of this regime in the surprise attack of the Hamas forces called Al-Aqsa Storm, he also said: This surprise attack has left more than 1800 injured.
Colonel Hatch continued: As of 6:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, 1864 people have been injured and taken to the hospital, of which 19 people are in critical condition and 326 people have serious injuries.
Yediot Aharonot news site reported that at least 350 people were killed as a result of Hamas operations in the occupied territories.
Israel-Hamas war updates
- The Palestinian armed group Hamas has launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” against Israel in the most serious escalation since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war in 2021.
- Hamas said it had fired 5,000 rockets in Al-Aqsa storm operation, while Israel confirmed that the group’s fighters had entered its territory.
- Daniel Hagari, an Israeli army spokesman, said that the group attacked from land, sea and air.
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- The first round of rockets was fired at 06:30am local time (03:30 GMT).
- The Israeli army also said it launched “Operation Iron Swords” against the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip.
- The early-morning strikes occurred on Simchat Torah, a holiday which falls towards the conclusion of the weeklong Jewish festival known as Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles.
- Palestinian fighters say they have captured Israelis after crossing into Israel from the Gaza Strip in a large-scale attack.
- Hamas, the group running the besieged enclave, said its surprise operation was in response to the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence.
- Israel has launched air raids on Gaza, where witnesses reported heavy explosions, after Hamas fired thousands of rockets and sent fighters into Israel.
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- The operation comes after thousands of settlers in recent days carried out provocative tours of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
- It also follows a major uptick of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians over the past year, occurring at a rate of three per day for the first eight months of 2023, according to the United Nations.
