Israel pounds Gaza with retaliatory attacks as death toll raises over 1100
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Israel rampage Gaza with retaliatory attacks following Hamas surprise raid leading to over 1000 deaths on both sides
Israel rampage Gaza with retaliatory attacks following Hamas surprise raid leading to over 1000 deaths on both sides.
In retribution for one of the deadliest attacks in modern history, in which the Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and kidnapped dozens more, Israel has pummeled the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, killing hundreds of Palestinians.
As the deadliest such incursion since Egypt and Syria’s attacks during the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago, Hamas rebels’ rampage into Israeli villages on Saturday has threatened to start another inferno in the protracted conflict.
Following the threat of “mighty vengeance” made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli air raids on Gaza on Sunday killed more than 400 people, including 20 children, by hitting apartment complexes, tunnels, a mosque, and the houses of senior Hamas figures.
On Monday, the unrest increased market volatility due to worries about potential disruptions in Iranian supply chains.
Iran is a supporter of Hamas; despite congratulating Hamas on the attack, Tehran’s representative to the UN stated that Tehran was not responsible for the attacks.
Any sustained rally in oil prices would act as a tax on consumers and add to global inflationary pressures, which weighed on equities as S&P 500 futures shed 0.7 per cent and Nasdaq futures lost 0.6 per cent.
Beyond blockaded Gaza, Israeli forces and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia exchanged artillery and rocket fire, while in Egypt, two Israeli tourists were shot dead along with a guide.
Appeals for restraint came from around the world, though Western nations largely stood by Israel, while Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi telephoned the Hamas chief to congratulate him for the “victory” and Hezbollah and protesters in various Middle Eastern nations lauded Hamas.
In southern Israel on Sunday, Hamas gunmen were still fighting Israeli security forces more than 24 hours after their surprise, multi-pronged assault of rocket barrages and bands of gunmen who overran army bases and invaded border towns.
Israel’s military, which faces awkward questions for not thwarting the attack, said it had regained control of most infiltration points along security barriers, killed hundreds of attackers and taken dozens more prisoner.
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Israeli air strikes on Gaza destroyed Hamas’ offices and training camps, but also houses and other buildings. The Palestinian health ministry said 413 Palestinians, including 78 children, were killed and 2300 people wounded since Saturday.
Hamas fired more rocket salvoes into Israel on Sunday.
The Israeli military said it had deployed tens of thousands of soldiers around Gaza, a narrow strip of land that is home to 2.3 million Palestinians, and was starting to evacuate Israelis around the frontier.
Israel has not released an official toll but its media said at least 700 people were killed in Saturday’s attacks, children among them. Military spokesperson Daniel Hagari called it “the worst massacre of innocent civilians in Israel’s history.”
Several Americans were killed by Hamas attackers, a White House National Security Council spokesperson confirmed, saying the US would continue to monitor the situation closely.
US President Joe Biden spoke to Netanyahu for the second straight day on Sunday, saying in a post on the social media platform X that he expressed “my full support for the people of Israel in the face of an unprecedented and appalling assault by Hamas terrorists.”
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