Group Al-Qassam Brigades militiaHamas’s armed wing infiltrated several border towns, with a strip where violent clashes broke out with Israeli troops; They kidnapped soldiers and civiliansThey stole Israeli military armored vehicles and even destroyed part of the separation fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip using excavators.

“Unprecedented price”

“I ordered the evacuation of populated areas where terrorists had infiltrated. It is being implemented. Also I ordered a widespread mobilization of reserves and a return fire of such force as the enemy had never known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price“Netanyahu added after a meeting with representatives of security forces.

They are currently being reported More than 100 people have died in Israel surprise attack launched from land, sea and air from A loop for him Islamist group Hamaswhich also caused more than 900 woundedaccording to the latest death toll in the Jewish state.

Parallel fighting and retaliatory bombing of Israel. At least 198 Palestinians died And more than 1600 were injured fighting and Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian attack began around 6:30 am (3:30 GMT), and by noon it was around sixty am. policemen there were still at least 14 different locations in Israel are carrying out this massive attackAccording to Hamas, this took the country by surprise and included the kidnapping of Israelis.

This unprecedented aggression in Israelnot only because of its combined nature, but also because of the quantity missiles launched, 2,200 according to Israeli data But 5 thousand according to Hamas, and the number of militias who managed to penetrate Israeli territory by land, sea and air using paragliders.

Al-Qassama Brigades they claimed to have stole the bodies of several Israeli soldiers killed and wounded in border clashes; In addition to holding several prisoners Israeli civilianscaptured during the invasion of Israeli territory, whose authorities have not commented on the matter.

Hamas militants also claim to have taken control of the Erez border crossing, as well as a prison in the nearby city of Ashkelon, where they have released Palestinian prisoners.

“The enemy still does not know the results of this battle.”Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida warned in a televised speech, calling on remaining Palestinians in the West Bank and Israel to “fight” to “The Zionist enemy is defeated in the face of resistance”.

Israeli air response

In response to this numerous attack, which included the launching of thousands of shells, Israel responded with airstrikes against several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.like a start Operation Iron Swordsin response to a surprise attack by the Islamist group, an offensive they dubbed the Al-Aqsa Storm and which Islamic Jihad also joined.

“Over the past few hours, dozens of Israeli fighter jets They attacked 17 military complexes and 4 operational control centers belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.“, the army said, although Israel is still expected to respond much more forcefully in the face of the scale and scope of Palestinian aggression in the middle of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.

“We are fighting at several points around the Gaza Strip”Israeli army spokesman Richard Hecht clarified that these include the Erez border crossing, kibbutzim near the Nahal Oz enclave and Magen; as well as the Israeli military bases of Zikim and Kfar Aza.

Hecht also confirmed that the army is recruiting thousands of reservists. It is expected to be an intense waras Israel does not rule out that conflict scenarios could multiply in the West Bank or northern border with attacks from southern Lebanon, where Palestinian militias and the Shiite militia Hezbollah operate.

“Our troops are preparing a response, and we are tactically dealing with the situation while our aircraft attack Gaza.”This was reported by a spokesman for the army, which also strengthened the battalions deployed around the Palestinian strip.