WATCH: Videos of Palestinians celebrating Hamas-led group's attack on southern Israel goes viral
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Oct 7, 2023, 1:07 PM ISTIsrael on Saturday morning declared a “state of readiness for war”, amid a massive barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip and infiltration into its southern area, killing at least one person and injuring 16 others.
Israel declared a "state of readiness for war" on Saturday morning in response to a significant barrage of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip and an infiltration into its southern region, resulting in at least one fatality and 16 injuries. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi was conducting an assessment and approving action plans. The IDF statement placed responsibility squarely on Hamas, stating, "Hamas... which is behind this attack, will bear the results and responsibility for the events."
HUGE ⚡️Israel declares WAR along GAZA STRIP
In a coordinated attack, At least 4 Groups (aprox 40-50) Palestinian Hamas Fighters have crossed the Border into Southern Israeli under cover of Rocket Fire over the last hour. Gliders and boats also used to enter Israel
Isreal has… pic.twitter.com/nWyUSZhN6n
Hamas claims to have fired 5,000 rockets towards Israel over the course of two hours
Multiple points of impact reported across the country pic.twitter.com/kE1b4g5Imd
Magen David Adom, the rescue and relief service, reported one person killed and 16 others wounded in rocket attacks targeting southern and central Israel. A woman in her 60s lost her life in a direct rocket strike in southern Gderot.
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Among the injured, two were in serious condition, six in moderate condition, and seven sustained minor injuries, according to the medics.
The IDF issued a warning that "the Hamas terror group will pay a very heavy price" for their surprise attack. They revealed that Hamas had carried out a coordinated operation, involving rocket fire and a terrorist infiltration into Israeli territory.
Isreal Defence Force statement: The IDF declares a state of war alert.
In the last hour, the Hamas terrorist organization 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…
Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas' military wing, stated, "We warned the enemy not to continue its aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque," and indicated that this was just the initial phase of Hamas' renewed efforts against Israel.
Instructions were issued by the Israeli military to residents of towns near the Gaza Strip to stay in their homes, and the rest of the public was advised to remain close to bomb shelters.
Unverified footage from the Gaza Strip reportedly showed Hamas militants with the body of an IDF soldier taken from Israel during the morning's attack, as described by the Times of Israel.
In response to the situation, Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant approved the draft of reserve soldiers in alignment with the IDF's requirements. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was en route to the Defence Ministry Headquarters for a security assessment with the participation of all heads of the security establishment.
Meanwhile, several unverified videos of Palestinians celebrating the attack on Israel by Hama-led armed groups has gone viral on X, formerly known as Twitter. Asianet Newsable does not vouch for the authenticity of these videos. Take a look:
Palestinians in Jenin celebrating the infiltration of Palestinian fighters into Israel. pic.twitter.com/iV60FPxnYS
— Eternal Glory (@EternalGlory0)Palestinians celebrating the takeover of an Israeli military vehicle pic.twitter.com/4JROOR5bmU
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv)All I can say is this is unprecedented, we all know Israel is going to retaliate harshly. I have blurred the video, this is Hamas Palestinians celebrating over the dead cadaver of an Israeli soldier.
Viewer discretion advised pic.twitter.com/86wPK77ZnS
🇵🇸 || Palestinians are celebrating over a destroyed Israeli tank near Gaza. 7.10.23 pic.twitter.com/dF9SiTupPw
— S A R A H 👑✌️🇵🇸 (@Sarah_Hassan94)Palestinians 🇵🇸 celebrating over a burning Israeli 🇮🇱 tank near the border with Gaza
Israeli military radio is reporting that Palestinian fighters have quote 'infiltrated' various areas from Gaza into Israel pic.twitter.com/NAWeHBQzR5
Palestinians in Gaza celebrating with a captured IDF jeep.
The media in Israel won’t tell us that right now, but this means there are probably multiple kidnapped IDF soldiers. This is bad pic.twitter.com/eKcXnhWpPJ
Massive celebrations in Nablus in the West Bank pic.twitter.com/55vg2h6TqA
— Abhijit Iyer-Mitra (@Iyervval)West Bank: Gazan women celebrating brutual terror attack on Israeli civilians by holding a M16 which is captured from an IDF soldier after allegedly k!lling him point blank pic.twitter.com/p1sa0lolDH
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates)
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