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"08.10.2023
The number of death victims of the day rose every hour and was 300 people early Sunday morning. The hospitals were flooded with the wounded, most recently 1,590, including about 300 seriously injured and 19 in critical condition.
After midnight, 18 hours after the coordinated attack began, the Israeli security forces still fought to clear the terrorist cells that had entrenched themselves in the devastated Jewish communities. Many civilians continued to be hidden in their homes, for fear of wandering terrorists looking for victims, while in some cases the troops were dealing with hostage-takers and in other cases storming houses and shot the armed guns in it.
In a nightly speech to the nation, the Prime Minister promised to use "all the IDF's power" to destroy Hamas and called on the Gazans to "now disappear."
He described the events of the day as something that has never happened in Israel before, and promised to make sure that such a thing never happened again.
"Hamas want to assassinate us all," Netanyahu said, "she murders children and mothers in their homes, in their beds. She is an enemy who abducts elderly people, children and young girls, an enemy that “massacres and slaughters our civilians, our children, who just wanted to enjoy the holiday.”
Israeli counterattacks included a drone attack on two terrorists who tried to break the security barrier near the closed Karni crossing. Nine terrorists were killed in clashes with troops in the city of Nirim, and four terrorists were shot by a fighter jet at the Erez crossing.
According to the IDF, other terrorist commands were killed by combat troops in the southern cities of Sufa, Kfar Aza and Kerem Shalom. The Israeli Army (IDF) also carried out several drone attacks against terrorist operatives in the region. The military published film footage showing one of the attacks near Be’eri.
The locations attacked by the fighter jets and drones of the Israeli Air Force included 17 military installations, four headquarters and four skyscrapers used by Hamas, according to the IDF.
One of the buildings – the “Palestine” building – was used by a number of Hamas units, including the intelligence service, weapons production, and senior member offices, according to the IDF. Another office building was the headquarters for Hamas' general security.
Two more multi-story buildings in the Gaza Strip housed Hamas assets, according to Hamas military. The military said they had notified the residents of the two buildings before they were hit.
According to a military source, Israeli fighter jets dropped more than 16 tons of ammunition at Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip.
The army announced that four divisions of reservists were transferred to the border with the Gaza Strip, in addition to the 35 battalions that are already there.
“The IDF has taken preparatory measures for this kind of possibility and will continue to operate in all regions and at all times to ensure the security of the Israeli civilian population,” says a statement by the military.
This attack from Lebanon could mean that Hezbollah will also enter the war. Like Hamas, it is controlled by Iran, which has been planning a multi-front war against Israel for a long time."
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Operation "Swords of Iron"
A page dedicated to providing up-to-date analysis on Operation Iron Swords in response to Hamas' attacks on Israel.
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What happened so far:
"08.10.2023
Israel Strikes Back – Day 2 of Operation Iron Swords
JERUSALEM 08.10.2023 (LS) – Israel's military is preparing a large-scale counter-offensive against Hamas. In an attack of alarming scope on Saturday morning, armed Hamas fighters had invaded 22 places in southern Israel, including towns and other communities up to 24 kilometres from the Gaza Strip border. In some places they moved around for hours and shot at civilians and soldiers, while the Israeli military tried to take countermeasures. The shots continued until well after dark, and in at least two cities the terrorists held hostages during a shooting.The number of death victims of the day rose every hour and was 300 people early Sunday morning. The hospitals were flooded with the wounded, most recently 1,590, including about 300 seriously injured and 19 in critical condition.
After midnight, 18 hours after the coordinated attack began, the Israeli security forces still fought to clear the terrorist cells that had entrenched themselves in the devastated Jewish communities. Many civilians continued to be hidden in their homes, for fear of wandering terrorists looking for victims, while in some cases the troops were dealing with hostage-takers and in other cases storming houses and shot the armed guns in it.
Israel's reaction
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel was at war. He discussed with leading representatives of the opposition the possible formation of an emergency government.In a nightly speech to the nation, the Prime Minister promised to use "all the IDF's power" to destroy Hamas and called on the Gazans to "now disappear."
He described the events of the day as something that has never happened in Israel before, and promised to make sure that such a thing never happened again.
"Hamas want to assassinate us all," Netanyahu said, "she murders children and mothers in their homes, in their beds. She is an enemy who abducts elderly people, children and young girls, an enemy that “massacres and slaughters our civilians, our children, who just wanted to enjoy the holiday.”
Israeli counterattacks included a drone attack on two terrorists who tried to break the security barrier near the closed Karni crossing. Nine terrorists were killed in clashes with troops in the city of Nirim, and four terrorists were shot by a fighter jet at the Erez crossing.
According to the IDF, other terrorist commands were killed by combat troops in the southern cities of Sufa, Kfar Aza and Kerem Shalom. The Israeli Army (IDF) also carried out several drone attacks against terrorist operatives in the region. The military published film footage showing one of the attacks near Be’eri.
The locations attacked by the fighter jets and drones of the Israeli Air Force included 17 military installations, four headquarters and four skyscrapers used by Hamas, according to the IDF.
One of the buildings – the “Palestine” building – was used by a number of Hamas units, including the intelligence service, weapons production, and senior member offices, according to the IDF. Another office building was the headquarters for Hamas' general security.
Two more multi-story buildings in the Gaza Strip housed Hamas assets, according to Hamas military. The military said they had notified the residents of the two buildings before they were hit.
According to a military source, Israeli fighter jets dropped more than 16 tons of ammunition at Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip.
The army announced that four divisions of reservists were transferred to the border with the Gaza Strip, in addition to the 35 battalions that are already there.
Multi-front war?
On Sunday morning, a number of mortar shells from Lebanon were fired into Israeli territory. The projectiles beat in the embattled region of Mount Dov on the border with Lebanon. There are no reports of injury or damage.“The IDF has taken preparatory measures for this kind of possibility and will continue to operate in all regions and at all times to ensure the security of the Israeli civilian population,” says a statement by the military.
This attack from Lebanon could mean that Hezbollah will also enter the war. Like Hamas, it is controlled by Iran, which has been planning a multi-front war against Israel for a long time."
Israel schlägt zurück â Tag 2 der Operation âEiserne Schwerterâ - Fokus Jerusalem
Nach dem überraschenden Angriff aus dem Gazastreifen verspricht Netanjahu, die ganze Macht" der IDF einzusetzen, um die Hamas zu zerstören.
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