Attack on Israel; here are some quick updates on Israel Hamas war. Hamas has fired 5000 missiles at Israel in 5 minutes. so far 35 have died and more than 800 are injured.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
source: Al jazeera
