At least 232 Palestinians have been reported dead and over 1,600 reported injured by Gaza Health officials on 7 October, after Israel responded with massive airstrikes on Gaza to militant group Hamas’ unprecedented attack. Hamas launched a massive surprise attack against Israel on the morning of the same day, crossing the Gaza-Israel border and entering several southern Israeli towns while launching rockets from Gaza. Over 250 Israelis have been reported dead and over 1,400 injured, according to the Israeli rescue service. Deputy chief of Hamas, Saleh Al-Arouri said that a large number of Israelis were being held captive in Gaza, among them top officials. In an interview with Al-Jazeera he added that Hamas has “enough captives to make Israel free all Palestinians in its jails.” “We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “At the same time, I have ordered an extensive mobilization of reserves and that we return fire of a magnitude that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price.” Meanwhile, head of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh called the events…
At Least 232 Palestians Dead as Israel Launches Massive Airstrikes Against Gaza
October 7, 2023
