Appeals for restraint came from around the world, though Western nations largely stood by Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Soldiers in front of an Israeli police station that was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside, on Oct 8, 2023.Rescuers and security forces in front of an Israeli police station in Sderot after it was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside, on Oct 8, 2023.An Israeli tank passes through an area that Hamas gunmen had attacked as it drives towards the border with Gaza in Sderot, Israel, on Oct 8, 2023.
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. The 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.
Tehran’s other main regional ally, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, fought a war with Israel in 2006 and said its “guns and rockets” stand with Hamas. Palestinian fighters took dozens of hostages to Gaza, including soldiers and civilians, children and the elderly. A second Palestinian militant group, Islamic Jihad, said it was holding more than 30 of the captives.
The UN said at least 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza are seeking shelter in schools it runs. It appealed for the creation of humanitarian corridors to bring food into Gaza.“We ended the night prayers and suddenly the mosque was bombed. They terrorised the children, the elderly and women,” said resident Ramez Hneideq.
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