Approximately 70,000 people displaced from northern Gaza, moving southward, and currently accommodated in 12 shelters: Media office

A man carries a dead baby pulled from rubble of destroyed house of a Palestinian family hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 16, 2023. [Belal Khaled – Anadolu Agency]

Israel continues efforts to form a ‘national emergency government’

Efforts continue in Israel to form a “national emergency government” to include opposition parties aimed at confronting the Hamas-led Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

According to Yedioth Ahronoth, representatives of the Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the opposition State Camp party, led by Benny Gantz, met today to discuss ways to form such a “unity government”. Their meeting was interrupted by warning sirens sounding over Jerusalem.

Lebanese Druze leader calls on Israeli Druze not to take part in war

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has urged Israeli Druze citizens and conscripts not to participate in hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territories, Anadolu news agency reported.

“The march of history, no matter how long it takes, goes hand in hand with the freedom of peoples, and the day will come when Palestine and its sanctities will return to their Arab owners,” he wrote on X.

French-Israeli reservists heading to Tel Aviv to fight alongside Israel army

Israeli-French reservists in France are heading to Tel Aviv to join the Israeli army as the armed conflict escalates, Anadolu reported local media as saying on Monday.

Arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport in the capital, Paris, Israeli reserve soldier, Mickael Alhadeff, said he would take the first available flight to the region to join the army, French broadcaster BFMTV reported.

Early Monday, a military spokesman said that the Israeli army had called up around 100,000 reservists.

A Kuwaiti weather girl wears a Palestinian keffiyeh (scarf)

A Kuwaiti weather girl wears a Palestinian keffiyeh (scarf) while presenting on Kuwait Television on 9 October 2023

Gaza: Nurse tells daughter her father was killed by Israel

MEMO’s Mohammed Asad captures the moment a nurse at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital finds out her husband has been killed, most likely in an Israeli air strike, while she was treating those injured by Israeli attacks. The nurse then goes to break the devastating news to her daughter, who breaks down in disbelief.

Turkiye’s Erdogan: Peace only possible with Palestine State

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that lasting peace in the Middle East is only possible through the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, including the establishment of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, Anadolu news agency reported.

Turkiye, he added, was determined to ramp up diplomatic efforts to achieve calm in the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces, but added that a two-state solution was the only way to achieve regional peace.

MoH: Latest casualties toll in Gaza – 560 deaths and 2,900 wounded

Hamas chief outlines context and objectives of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

In a televised speech, the head of Hamas’ Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh has said the resistance’s actions have been “a great victory and a dazzling triumph”.

Outlining the context and objects of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Haniyeh continued: “We warned the world about this fascist government [in Israel], which has let the settlers and usurpers loose to sow corruption in the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds.

We told them, “Don’t play with fire”. We told them, “Don’t cross the red line.” But they plugged their ears and closed their eyes [to our warnings].”

“They desecrated and defiled it. They molested our women. They entered with their shoes up to the mihrab and minbar [features inside the mosque].”

Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners and their unending detention for decades, was also highlighted, along with “the intensifying colonisation of the West Bank” with the aim of Judaising the area and annexing it.

“How many times have we warned them about the unjust blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, which has led to all this human suffering?”

Read the full text of the speech here.

Israel keeps checkpoints to the West Bank closed for 3rd day

Israeli occupation forces have maintained the closure of all checkpoints to occupied Jerusalem and throughout the West Bank closed for the third consecutive day, reported Wafa news agency.

Restricting the movement of all Palestinians, Israeli forces have closed the main Qalandia checkpoint that links the northern occupied West Bank to Jerusalem, and all Bethlehem checkpoints linking the southern West Bank to Jerusalem.

Moreover, the checkpoints at Shuafat refugee camp, Beit Iksa and Al-Jib, located around Jerusalem, remain inaccessible.

Rights groups have repeatedly condemned Israel’s use of collective punishment against Palestinians, which is a war crime.

Russia criticises US for moving warships, aircraft carrier closer to Israel

Russia has criticised the United States for moving warships and aircraft carriers closer to Israel in support of it in its war against the besieged Gaza Strip, TASS news agency reported.Spokesman of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov said that there was a “high risk” of a third party entering the ongoing fighting.

“The risk of third forces becoming involved in this conflict is high,” Peskov said. “It is very important to find ways as soon as possible to move towards some kind of negotiation process.”

‘Israeli officials never have to condemn’: Palestinian ambassador on BBC hypocrisy

Palestine’s de-facto Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot called out the BBC’s unequal treatment of Israeli and Palestinian representatives live on air in the wake of deadly attacks in Gaza and Israel. Zomlot pointed out that he is invited to be interviewed when there are attacks against Israelis, but not to comment on the constant attacks against Palestinians.

Warning sirens sound in occupied East Jerusalem

Dozens killed in an Israeli strike on a market place in Jabalia in Gaza

Dozens killed in an Israeli strike on a market place in Jabalia in Gaza on 9 October 2023 [Motasem A Dalloul/Middle East Monitor]

42 US, Canada airlines suspend flights to Israel

Some 42 American and Canadian airlines suspended their flights to Israel after the occupation state declared a state of war with the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip.

According to America’s ABC News, 42 airlines in the US and Canada suspended their flights and evacuated their employees from Israel as events escalated.

This comes as the union representing American Airlines pilots asked its members to “cease flight operations to Israel” amid conflict in the region.

Passenger at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport take to the ground after sirens warn of rocket fire on 9 October 2023 [Telegram]

Iran denies role in latest resistance operations against Israel

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN said on Sunday that Tehran was not involved in the Hamas-led resistance operation against Israel, the bloodiest and costliest so far for the occupation state.

According to a statement, Iran’s UN mission said: “The resolute measures taken by Palestine constitute a wholly legitimate defense against seven decades of oppressive occupation and heinous crimes committed by the illegitimate Zionist regime.”

“We emphatically stand in unflinching support of Palestine; however, we are not involved in Palestine’s response, as it is taken solely by Palestine itself,” the statement insisted.
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Israel orders Sky News to evacuate building it’s located in in Gaza

Israel claims it regained control of all Gaza border settlements

The Israeli army on Monday claimed that it has regained control of all settlements surrounding the besieged Gaza Strip from Palestinian resistance fighters.

The Palestinian fighters have been “isolated” in the last few hours, the Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari.

“It is possible [that] there are still ‘terrorists’ in the areas,” Hagari was quoted as saying by the daily. However, he added that 15 of the 24 Israeli settlements near Gaza have been evacuated.

Israel expert: Are we allowed to be arrogant without paying a price?

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy said in an article in Haaretz newspaper that Israel’s arrogance is behind everything that has happened, adding that the Israelis thought they were allowed to do anything and that they wouldn’t pay a price or be punished for it.

“We build a huge barrier around the Gaza Strip; its underground structure cost 3 billion shekels ($766 million) and we will be safe. We rely on the geniuses of Unit 8200 and the Shin Bet agents who know everything and will warn us at the right time. We move half the army from the Gaza enclave to the Huwara enclave just to secure the settlers’ Sukkot celebrations, and everything will be fine, whether in Huwara or Erez. Then it turns out that a primitive, ancient bulldozer can break through even the most complex and expensive obstacles in the world with relative ease, when there is a great incentive to do so.”

Israel kills 4 Israelis in air strike on Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades

“The occupation’s bombing tonight and today on the Gaza Strip led to the killing of four enemy prisoners and the martyrdom of their captors, the Qassam Mujahideen,” the spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, said in a statement on Telegram.

UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on condemnation of Hamas

The US has expressed its regret at the inability of the UN Security Council to reach a consensus on condemnation of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in its emergency, closed meeting. Before the session opened, the US called on all members of the Security Council to condemn the Hamas attack on Israel.

“There are a good number of countries that condemned the Hamas attacks, but obviously not all,” said Assistant US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood after the session. “You could probably figure out one of them without me saying anything.” According to diplomats, no country has put forward a proposal to issue a joint statement. The Security Council has often been divided on the Palestinian issue.

At least 50 dead as Israel strikes residential tower in Jabalia refugee camp

Israel strikes residential tower in Jabalia refugee camp on October 09, 2023. [Palestine Online]

Egypt: Israel ignored warnings ‘something big’ was coming

An Egyptian intelligence official has said Israel repeatedly ignored warnings that “something big” was being planned by the Palestinian resistance.The unnamed Egyptian said Israeli officials were too focused on the occupied West Bank and played down the threat from Gaza, which has been besieged for 17 years.

Venezuela holds Israel responsible for escalation in Gaza

Venezuela is holding Israel responsible for the latest military escalation between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the occupation state. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has expressed its deep concern about the evolution of recent events in the Gaza Strip that have resulted in hundreds of people being killed and thousands more wounded by Israel’s “self-defence” Operation Swords of Iron in the besieged Gaza Strip

Israel has announced a ‘total’ blockade of Gaza, including a ban on food and fuel, Al Jazeera reports

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday authorities would cut electricity and block the entry of food and fuel as part of a “complete siege” on Gaza.

Gallant described the move as part of a war against “beastly people”.

Israeli warplanes blow up the Yarmouk Mosque in Gaza city

Israeli warplanes blow up the Yarmouk Mosque in Gaza city on October 09, 2023. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israeli warplanes blow up the Yarmouk Mosque in Gaza city on October 09, 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israel’s warplanes target Al-Sousi Mosque in Gaza City

Israel’s warplanes target Al-Sousi Mosque in Gaza City on October 09, 2023. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israel’s warplanes target Al-Sousi Mosque in Gaza City on October 09, 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israel’s warplanes target Al-Sousi Mosque in Gaza City on October 09, 2023. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood derails normalisation efforts between Israel, Saudi Arabia

The sudden attack launched by Hamas against Israel from the Gaza Strip refocused attention on the Palestinian issue and dealt a blow to the momentum gained in recent months by the American effort to reach a normalisation agreement between the occupation state and Saudi Arabia.

Brian Katulis, vice president for policy at the Middle East Institute in Washington, said that such an agreement “was always a tough hill to climb, and that hill just got a lot steeper.”

He believes that the war highlights the disputes between Israel and the Palestinians and “makes it harder to sweep those complicated issues under the rug the way the 2020 Abraham Accords did,” referring to normalisation between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco.

After the escalation on Saturday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it “had been warning of an explosive situation as a result of the continued occupation and deprivation of the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights.”

An American official said it was “premature” to discuss the events’ effect on normalisation talks. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, this by telephone.

Israel strikes mosque in Gaza without warning

Israel strikes Al-Qarbi Mosque in Al-Shati camp, Gaza, without prior warning, dozens killed and injured, eyewitnesses have said

BREAKING| Israeli occupation airstrikes destroy a mosque with missiles in the Shati refugee camp in #Gaza City.#Israel #IsraelPalestineWar #طوفان_الأقصى #อิสราเอล #غزة_تحت_القصف #FreePalastine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #Mossad #Mosque #Palestine

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— imtiaz (@imtiaz77100) October 9, 2023

UK issues travel warning for Israel, Palestine

Britain has issued a travel warning, advising citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Amid escalating tension in the region, the Foreign Office issued an update yesterday, urging Britons to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and Palestine.

In addition, it also advised against all travel to some regions, including Gaza, southwest of Ashkelon, and west of Be’er Sheva.

81 Greek nationals return home from Israel, Palestinian territories

A total of 81 Greek citizens returned home late yesterday from Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories as the situation continues to escalate.

The citizens, who went to the region on two organised tours, were waiting at Ben Gurion Airport, the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“For the remaining individual visitors, efforts are being made to ensure their safe return at the earliest possible time,” the statement added.

The Gaza-based resistance launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning, firing a barrage of rockets and infiltrating towns around the besieged enclave.

In retaliation, the Israeli military bombarded the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Sunday, razing to the ground many high-rise buildings.

At least 700 Israelis have been killed and over 2,300 others wounded in the attacks, according to the Israeli Health Ministry.

In retaliation, the Israeli army initiated Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 493 Palestinians and wounding at least 2,751 others.

Hamas initiates Operation ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ against Israel

Armed Palestinian groups from Gaza Strip infiltrate Israeli settlements along the border. [Yasin Demirci – Anadolu Agency]

Far-right Israel MKs Ben-Gvir, Smotrich agree to unconditional unity gov’t

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that his party would welcome a broad emergency government, “as long as the basis of joining the government is agreement that the goal that the government will define for the IDF is total victory and crushing Hamas’s military and governmental power, Otzma Yehudit will welcome such a broad emergency government.”

123,500 Palestinians internally displaced in Gaza: UN

More than 123,540 Palestinians have been internally displaced as a result of Israel’s shelling of the besieged Gaza Strip, the UN OCHA said in a press release.

“The hostilities have led to internal displacement. More than 17,500 families, comprising over 123,538 people, have been internally displaced in Gaza, mostly due to fear, protection concerns and the destruction of their homes. Out of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), UNRWA estimates 73,538 people are sheltering in 64 schools, some of which are designated emergency shelters,” the statement explained.

Iran calls for OIC meeting

Iran has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over regional developments, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.

Israel bans Palestinians prisoners from getting fresh air

Palestinian media reports that the occupation’s prison authorities have banned Palestinian detained in the Nafha Prison from their outdoor time as part of Israel’s collective punishment measures against Palestinians as the Flood of Al-Aqsa operation continues.

Entire neighbourhood levelled in Al-Shati camp in Gaza

Israeli warplanes have razed an entire neighbourhood in Al-Shati camp in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Al-Shati refugee camp bombed in Gaza on October 09, 2023. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

UK: London police force increasing patrols as war in Gaza continues

London’s Metropolitan Police force has said there will be an increase in patrols across the British capital in light of the situation in occupied Palestine and Israel.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said: “We are aware that this conflict has a far reaching impact on communities around the world, and we extend our full support to those affected in London.”

“We are aware that a number of demonstrations and protests are planned. We have spoken to the organisers and we expect these will pass off peacefully. However, we will take a zero tolerance approach to any activity which crosses the lines into criminality.”

A protest is due to be held outside the Israeli embassy in London later today.

Emergency demo: Stand with Palestine End Aapartheid

US moving aircraft carrier closer to Israel

The US military is moving an aircraft carrier strike group and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, and it will also begin supplying Israel with munitions and other military supplies immediately, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said.

Austin said he had directed the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to go to the eastern Mediterranean. The group includes the carrier, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, and four Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers.

“In addition, the United States government will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions. The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days,” Austin added yesterday.

MoH: Israeli occupation has committed eight massacres since yesterday that claimed lives of 54 civilians

Activists rally in Manchester to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza Strip during the ongoing Israeli onslaught on them

Israeli claims about targeting Hamas offices in high-rise buildings are ‘false’

Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza rejected Israeli claims that high-rise residential buildings it has destroyed included Hamas offices.

“Israeli claims are baseless and they aimed only to justify Israeli occupation crimes against civilians,” Spokesman of Interior Ministry Iyad al Bozom said.

Israeli army says dozens of warplanes continue bombing across Gaza

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza on October 08, 2023. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency]

Israel strikes Indonesia’s Hospital in Khan Yunis. One local staff confirmed as a martyr.

At Least 600 Israelis Killed, 2,000 Wounded as Surprise Infiltration, Massive Barrages Rock Israel

At least 600 Israelis have been killed in the ongoing military escalation with Palestinian groups in Gaza, according to local media on Sunday.

Over 2,000 Israelis have been injured so far, Hebrew Channel 12 reported.

The Israel Defence Forces on Sunday published the names of 26 soldiers killed during fighting with the Palestinian side on the border with the Gaza Strip over the past day, saying: “Their families have been notified.”

MoH: 370 Palestinians killed, 2,200 injured in Israel’s attacks on the enclave

An aerial view of funeral ceremony for the 13 Palestinian killed by Israeli Forces, including children in Rafah, Gaza on October 08, 2023. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency]

Israeli army attacking ambulances in Gaza

Israeli army attacking ambulances in Gaza on 7 October 2023.

Palestinian families, including children, flee from their houses to UN schools as a shelter from the Israeli occupation bombardment of their neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah fires projectiles at Israeli sites in Shebaa Farms

Hezbollah said in a statement that the attack was in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.

Palestinian killed by occupation forces in western Nablus

Medical sources identified the victim as 19-year-old Ahmed al-Awawdeh, resident of Dura town in al-Khalil.

Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine

Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups ‘hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence,’ they said in a statement released on 7 October 2023.

Today’s events did not occur in a vacuum. For the last two decades, millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live in an open-air prison. Israeli officials promise to “open the gates of hell,” and the massacres in Gaza have already commenced. Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters for refuge and nowhere to escape. In the coming days, Palestinians will be forced to bear the full brunt of Israel’s violence.

The apartheid regime is the only one to blame.

The signatories include Amnesty International at Harvard, Harvard Middle Eastern and North African Law Student Association, Harvard Islamic Society, Harvard Jews for Liberation, Harvard Prison Divest Coalition and Sikhs and Companions of Harvard Undergraduates among others.

Hamas fighters were given orders not to touch Christian monasteries and churches

🇵🇸🇮🇱 Hamas fighters were given orders not to touch Christian monasteries and churches ⛪️ pic.twitter.com/05H8jX5JQK

— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) October 7, 2023

Policeman kills 2 Israelis in Egypt: media reports

2 Israelis and one Egyptian killed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, after an Egyptian policeman opened fire on tourists.

Reports of 2-6 Israeli tourists killed in Alexandria after an Egyptian soldier apparently opened fire on their group.#Egypt #Alexandria #IsraelUnderAttack #Palestine pic.twitter.com/crdGFgQWZW

— Iraqi Pragmatist (@Asr23267077) October 8, 2023

Hamas said it will release details of Israelis it has taken as prisoners of war

Israel expert: Israel lost with the opening blow from the resistance

“Whatever Israel does from this point onward is meaningless. Even if it finds Mohammed Deif in his bunker and brings him to trial in the people’s court. As in the Yom Kippur War, the loss came with the opening blow. The rest are stories for historians.

The Israel Defense Forces is calling this Operation Iron Swords, but it’s really Operation Pants Down.

Hamas’ success was a strategic event for the State of Israel. The sense of security collapsed. The enemy easily took the warfare onto Israeli territory without any response. The IDF was revealed to be naked.

Israeli political columnist and commentator Chaim Levinson says Israel’s operation against the Palestinian resistance should be called ‘Operation Pants Down’ as it’s lost already.

Qassam instructs Palestinian fighters not to kill women, children, or older people

Al-Mamouniya Girls School in Gaza is severely damaged after it and its neighbouring area were bombed by Israel on 8 October 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Major airlines cancel flights to and from Tel Aviv

In Gaza Palestinians must always be ready to evacuate their homes

For yrs now , my family, like all Gaza families, have our “emergency bags”, always ready to pick up when we’re forced to evacuate. We leave everything behind. Our bag mainly includes our medicines, docs, chargers of mobiles, some personal belongings, and hygiene kits. pic.twitter.com/nJh1IjkvTY

— Issam H. Younis (@issam_younis) October 8, 2023

Al-Watan Tower which housed Palestine’s mobile phone company is demolished by Israeli warplanes on 08 October 2023

Kylie Jenner deletes an Instagram story showing her support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

Palestine’s Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot on Al-Aqsa Flood operation:

My people see this everyday, every single day. Palestinians are targeted, killed, arrested, their land is confiscated, their holy places are desecrated.

Media Coverage:

“Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian from an ambulance after being injured by their live bullets at the entrance to Al-Eizariya town in occupied Jerusalem.”

Source: Quds News Network

Al Jazeera journalist startled as Israel bombs nearby tower as she’s live on air

Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Youmna ElSayed was live on air when Israeli occupation warplanes targeted Palestine Tower.

70 families homeless as Israel destroys Al-Aklook tower in Gaza

Israel bombs Al-Aklool Tower in Gaza on 7 October 2023 leaving dozens of Palestinian families homeless [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israel releases names of 26 soldiers killed, resistance says more to come

Israel publishes the names of 26 soldiers killed after the Palestinian resistance’s unexpected attack on army posts around Gaza on 7 October 2023.

They include Colonel Jonathan Steinberg, 42, the commander of the Nahal Brigade, and Lieutenant Colonel Sahar Machluf, 36, the commander of the 481st Signal Battalion.

The resistance has said more names will be announced and the prisoners of war it has captured are being held in safe locations.

MOH: 256 Palestinians killed, 1,788 injured in Israel strikes on Gaza

The Ministry of Health in Gaza says 256 Palestinians have been killed and another 1,788 have been wounded mainly as a result of Israel’s bombardment of the enclave, while some have been killed by occupation forces in the West Bank. They include 13-year-old Ahmad Rabi who was shot in the abdomen by occupation forces in the West Bank. He died of his wounds.

13-year-old Ahmad Abdel Nasser Rabi was killed after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the abdomen in Qalqilya, in the ocucpied West Bank on 7 October 2023

More than 350 Israelis have been killed in the same period including dozens of soldiers who form a core part of Israel’s occupation army. At least 1,500 have been injured.

Mosque in Gaza hit by Israeli air strike

A view of destroyed Al Amin Muhammad Mosque hit by Israeli airstrike, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on October 08, 2023. [Abed Zagout – Anadolu Agency]

US: Our support of Israel is rock solid and unwavering

US President Joe Biden says America prepared to offer all appropriate means of support to Israel to help it face the Palestinian resistance.

“This morning, I spoke with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu about the horrific and ongoing attacks in Israel,” Biden said. “The United States unequivocally condemns this appalling assault against Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, and I made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the Government and people of Israel.”

My Administration’s support for Israel’s security is rock solid and unwavering.

Azadi Square (Freedom Tower) in the Iranian capital Tehran is lit up with the Palestinian flag and #Jerusalem

Azadi Square (Freedom Tower) in the Iranian capital Tehran

Turks held a vigil in Konya in solidarity with the Gaza Strip

Celtic FC fans show their support for Palestine during game against Kilmarnock

Celtic FC fans show support for Palestine during game against Kilmarnock on 07 October 2023

Buildings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are decorated with the Palestinian flag and the banner “Al-Aqsa Flood”, the name of the current battle against the Israeli occupation.

Buildings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are decorated with the Palestinian flag and the banner “Al-Aqsa Flood”, the name of the current battle against the Israeli occupation. #AlAqsaFlood

Security sources in Gaza:

Israeli occupation fighters attack several homes in Gaza without prewarning, causing a large number of casualties

Channel 7: Israeli police chief in Rahat killed by Hamas fire

Israeli occupation warplanes destroy the Palestine Tower, Gaza City

Channel 12: Israeli energy minister orders cutting electricity to Gaza

Israeli occupation fighters attack 10-story Palestine residential building in the middle of Gaza City, levelling it to the ground.

Israeli army destroys high-rise residential tower in central Gaza

Smoke rises after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency]

Head of the Hamas politburo Ismail Haniyeh in a televised statement:

“We have warned Israel time and again not to play with fire regarding our Al-Aqsa Mosque, but they did not listen.”

The Times of Israel reported paramedic officials saying:

Death toll from the attack of the Palestinian fighters on illegal settlements near Gaza rises to more than 100 and about 800 others wounded.

Hamas deputy leader Saleh al Arouri: “We are ready for worst case scenario”

Speaking to Al Jazeera, he said: “All scenarios are now possible and we are ready for a ground invasion.”

He added that Israel had been planning to launch an attack on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Dr Musa abu Marzouq: The Palestinian resistance did not initiate an attack, but it responded to many continuous Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians, their lands and their rights.

MoH: 198 martyrs and 1,610 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza

Al Jazeera: at least 160 martyrs and hundreds wounded in intense Israeli strikes in Gaza

Initial reports: Palestinian resistance captures Israeli General Nimrod Aloni

Israeli General Nimrod Aloni

Israeli fighter planes strike Palestinian ambulance at the gate of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis

Israeli tank is captured and destroyed, with the occupation forces within it taken as prisoners near Khan Yunis

Members of Al-Qassam Brigade capture Israeli occupation soldiers

Medical sources in Gaza: At least ten of Palestinians martyrs and tens of wounded arrived in Al Shefa Hospital in Gaza

Palestinian resistance penetrated defence line of the Israeli army

Palestinians groups break over a fence with the help of a digger as the clashes between Palestinian groups and Israeli forces continue in Gaza City, Gaza on October 7, 2023. [Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency]

Palestinians in Jabal Al-Mukabber in occupied #AlQuds set fire to a zionist police station

Yedioth Ahronoth: Bruno Mars’ performance in Tel Aviv tonight has been cancelled

#UPDATE #Gaza

Yedioth Ahronoth: Bruno Mars' performance in Tel Aviv tonight has been cancelled

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— Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) October 7, 2023

Netanyahu: We are in a middle of war… We will win it

Netanyahu: “Citizens of Israel, we are at war, and we will win. The enemy will pay a price like they have never known before!”

A view of rockets fired by Palestinians in response to Israeli airstrikes during an operation in Gaza, Gaza City on October 07, 2023. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency]

Journalist Mohammad al Salhi killed by Israeli occupation as he was covering resistance operation easat of Gaza

Journalist Mohammad al Salhi

Israeli radio: Palestinians have so far detained 35 Israelis

Yedioth Ahronoth: Palestinian resistance penetrated defence line of the Israeli army

Sources in Gaza: Resistance fighters kidnapped several Israelis

The head of the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council was killed

The head of the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, Ofir Liebstein, was killed during fighting with Hamas terrorists this morning, local authorities say.

“Ofir was killed when he went to defend a town during the terrorist attack,” the council says.

The deputy head of the council, Yossi Keren, is currently filling his place.

Palestinian resistance announce full control over Karm abu Salem commercial crossing south of the Gaza Strip

Several explosions heard across Gaza

Israel luanches Opereation Iron Sword against Gaza

Israeli sources: 5 dead, including head of Sha’ar Hanegev settlement and more than 100 wounded

“State of readiness” says the Israeli army

The Israeli army has declared a “state of readiness” for after war Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip fired an intense barrage of rockets early Saturday toward Israel, reports Israel Broadcasting Authority.

The rocket salvoes were fired from different locations in the enclave but Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepted many, according to an Anadolu correspondent.

Israel’s defence chief: Hamas made a ‘grave mistake’

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has described Hamas’s decision to initiate a war against Israel as a “serious error.”

Picture: Resistants storm the occupation settlements and control the streets in eastern Gaza

Source: Samanews.ps

Update: The number of Israeli deaths is large and cannot be counted

Nazareth (Palestine) – Quds Press

A number of Israeli occupation soldiers and settlers were killed today, as a result of the clashes that broke out after the resistance stormed the Israeli settlements in the eastern Gaza Strip according to Quds Press.

Update: Sirens sound in Jerusalem after barrage of rockets from Gaza

Update: Hamas fighters inside Israel

Update: Casualties among settlers and troops inside Israeli settlements reported

Israeli journalist Emanuel Fabian has reported casualties among settlers and troops inside Israeli settlements; Israel’s Megan David Paramedics said there are many deaths.

The Times of Israel reported sources reiterating infiltration of Palestinian fighters into at least one Israeli settlement.

Sources told the Israeli daily that clashes between the Palestinian fighters and Israeli security inside the settlements are ongoing.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved a widescale call-up of reservists, the Israeli newspaper reported.

The number of reservists to be called up will depend on the military’s needs, Gallant’s office said.

Currently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and military officials are evaluating the situation and decisions are expected to emerge soon.

Update: 5,000 rockets, shells fired from Gaza towards Israel in 1st 20 minutes of operation: Al-Qassam Brigades

Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip fired an intense barrage of rockets early Saturday toward Israel. The rocket salvoes were fired from different locations in the enclave but Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepted many, according to an Anadolu correspondent.

Sirens sounded in central Israel and Tel Aviv, the Israeli army said in a statement. Sirens sounded also in Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Rishon Lezion and the Palmachim Airbase, according to media outlets, including the Walla news website. Schools were suspended in the Gaza Strip until further notice, according to the Palestinian Education Ministry in Gaza.

Update: Hamas militants take control of police station in Israel’s Sderot

At 6:15am, Palestinian resistance launched the largest barrage of rockets towards Israeli settlements near Gaza in a round of fight giving it the codename “Operation Tuphon Al Aqsa.”

Mohammad Deif, chief of Hamas Military Wing Al Qassam Brigades, announced that 5,000 rockets and missiles launched towards the Israeli occupation settlements.

Deif said that the operation was launched to “deter the Israeli violations against Al Aqsa Mosque and to force Israel to respect international law.”

The Palestinian resistance also carried out attacks from the air, sea and ground as tens of fighters reached several settlements – Israeli sources confirmed they entered the settlement of Sderot.

Settlers posted on their social media the Palestinian fighters wandering in the streets of the Israeli settlements and opening fire at certain targets.

The website of Al Qassam Brigades published a picture of a dozen detained Israeli occupation troops with their hands tied behind their backs.

Israeli media reported that Hamas fighters, who surprised them with the attack, could enter the settlement of Sderot without resistance by the Israeli army.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has declared an emergency situation within a range of 80 kilometres from the Gaza Strip, his office says.

The “special situation” allows the military’s Home Front Command to restrict gatherings and close off areas, including the major cities Tel Aviv and Beersheba, his office said.

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