JERUSALEM/GAZA/SDEROT - Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday (Oct 7) killing at least 250 Israelis and escaping with dozens of hostages in by far the deadliest day of violence in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago. More than 230 Gazans were also killed when Israel responded with one of its most...
Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in Gaza City, on Oct 7, 2023.JERUSALEM/GAZA/SDEROT - Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday killing at least 250 Israelis and escaping with dozens of hostages in by far the deadliest day of violence in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago.
Bodies of Israeli civilians were strewn across the streets of Sderot in southern Israel, near Gaza, surrounded by broken glass. The bodies of a woman and a man were sprawled across the front seats of a car. By 1:30 a.m. local time Israeli troops were still clashing with Hamas fighters in some parts of southern Israel. In a briefing on social media, an Israeli army spokesperson said the situation was not fully under control.
Streets were deserted apart from ambulances racing to the scenes of air strikes. Israel cut the power, plunging the city into darkness.Western countries, led by the United States, denounced the attack. Across the Middle East, there were demonstrations in support of Hamas, with Israeli and US flags set on fire and marchers waving Palestinian flags in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.Long after nightfall, residents had yet to be given the all-clear to go home.
Hamas, which advocates Israel's destruction, said the attack was driven by what it said were Israel's escalated attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and against Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
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