Israel Gaza live updates: War alert declared as Hamas launches thousands of rockets in ‘unprecedented’ attack | EUROtoday

Foreign secretary James Cleverly has stated that “the UK will always support Israel’s right to defend itself”.

The Times of Israel stories that not less than seven folks have been killed, whereas hospitals in Beersheba, Rehovot and near Tel Aviv have collectively reported receiving greater than 100 Israeli casualties.

Ofir Liebstein, chief of the Sha’ar Hanegev regional council, which borders the Gaza Strip, was killed throughout combating this morning, the native authority was quoted as saying.

Today’s shock attack follows 4 Palestinians being killed in the West Bank on Friday, “relentless” assaults and rising numbers of raids on Al-Aqsa, says Mondoweiss’s Palestine information director.

Here is extra from Hamas’s commander Mohammed Deif’s assertion:

“Today the people are regaining their revolution,” he stated in the recorded message, as he referred to as on Palestinians from east Jerusalem to northern Israel to affix the struggle and “expel the occupiers and demolish the walls”.

“We must set the earth on fire under the feet of the occupiers,” he stated, claiming that Hamas had fired greater than 5,000 rockets into Israel.

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has permitted the call-up of reservists, as the Israeli Defence Forces stated they’d launched strikes on Gaza and launched operation “Iron Swords” in response to the attack.

“The military declares a state of war alert,” it stated in a press release. “In the last hour, the Hamas terrorist organisation had begun a massive shooting of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, and terrorists infiltrated into Israeli territory in a number of different locations.”

In a rare public statement, Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif said 5,000 rockets had been fired into Israel to begin what he called Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.

“We’ve determined to say sufficient is sufficient,” he stated, urging all Palestinians to confront Israel, and including: “This is the day of the greatest battle to end the last occupation on earth.”

Israel has declared a “state of war” alert after Hamas militants stated they’d fired thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip in the biggest attack for years.

The shock assault has seen Hamas gunmen cross the border, Israel stated, as warning sirens sounded throughout southern and central components of the nation, together with Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to as an emergency assembly.

In a uncommon public assertion, Hamas navy commander Mohammed Deif stated 5,000 rockets had been fired into Israel to start Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.

“We’ve decided to say enough is enough,” he stated, urging all Palestinians to confront Israel, and including: “This is the day of the greatest battle to end the last occupation on earth.”