Israel Palestine War – Day 4: 1,300 Killed; Hamas Threatens To Kill Captives If For Each Strikes By Israel
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Israel Palestine War : In response to the Israel-Hamas crisis, the Delhi Police has increased security around the Israeli consulate and Chabad House in this city, an official said on Tuesday. The neighborhood police in Chandni Chowk in the heart of Delhi have been ordered to keep a close eye on the embassy in New Delhi and Chabad House, he said. The officer continued by saying that increased vigilance surrounding both locations has been ordered by the authorities.
The Gaza Strip’s ruling organization, Hamas, surprised and attacked Israel’s southern regions early on Saturday. In Israel, there have been at least 700 fatalities and more than 2,100 injuries. According to reports, Israel’s onslaught in the Gaza Strip has resulted in over 2,000 injuries and close to 500 fatalities.
This is what we know about the conflict so far:
How it unfolded
One thousand Hamas militants attacked Israel from around 6:30 am (0330 GMT) on Saturday, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
The Islamists fired thousands of rockets into Israel and used explosives and bulldozers to break through the fence around the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
Using motorbikes, pickup trucks, motorised gliders and speed boats, the militants streamed into Israel, including the cities of Ashkelon, Ofakim and Sderot.
The gunmen carried out a bloody attack on a music festival attended by hundreds of young Israelis and foreigners near Kibbutz Reim, close to Gaza.
Israel said Hamas took more than 100 hostages. They include an unknown number of foreigners, among them Americans.
How Israel is responding
Israel officially declared war on Hamas on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to reduce to “rubble” the group’s hideouts in Gaza, an impoverished enclave of 2.3 million people hemmed in by an Israeli blockade for more than 15 years.
He warned Gaza civilians to move away from Hamas sites as Israel’s army said it carried out air strikes on its positions in an operation dubbed “Swords of Iron”.
On Monday the army declared its forces were now “in control” of southern communities attacked by Hamas.
The army said Monday it struck 500 Hamas and Islamic Jihad sites overnight, after carrying out 800 previously.
Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said Monday that Israeli air strikes had killed “four of the enemy’s prisoners” overnight. AFP was unable to immediately verify the claim.
The Israeli military has massed tens of thousands of troops and heavy armour near Gaza, with Palestinians bracing for a potential ground assault.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a “complete siege” on Gaza, meaning “no electricity, no food, no water, no gas”.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned “in the strongest terms” Hamas’ attack on Israel and called for “diplomatic efforts to avoid a wider conflagration”.
Western capitals, many of whom have designated Hamas a “terrorist” organisation, also condemned the Islamist group’s assault.
The European Union on Monday said it was halting development aid payments to Palestinians.
Russia on Monday said creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting terrorism alone would not ensure security.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who strongly supports the Palestinian cause, urged both sides “to support peace”.
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