Fighting continued in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening. Several command centers of the radical Islamist Hamas have reportedly been attacked. There are now about 100,000 reservists gathered in southern Israel. The task is to ensure that Hamas will no longer be able to threaten Israelis militarily at the end of the war, an army spokesman said. Meanwhile, Iran denied any link to the Hamas terrorist attacks.
“We strongly support Palestine, but we are not involved in the Palestinian response as it is only occupied by Palestine itself,” the Iranian mission to the United Nations explained. “Palestine’s decisive actions are a fully legitimate defense against seven decades of oppressive occupation and the heinous crimes of the illegitimate Zionist regime.” The success of the Hamas operation is due to the element of surprise, making it the “biggest failure” of Israel’s security. organizations.
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Palestinians attacked from the air, sea and land
The Islamist Hamas surprisingly launched rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza on Saturday morning. At the same time, armed Palestinians advanced into Israel by land, sea and air, attacking people in several towns near the border. According to the latest figures from Sunday evening, at least 700 people in Israel were killed in the major attack. Israel launched counterattacks. At least 413 people were killed, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Hamas fired several rockets into Israel again on Sunday evening.
According to the government in Washington, the major attack also killed American citizens. A spokesperson for the US National Security Council confirmed the deaths of “several US citizens” on Sunday and expressed condolences to the victims and their families. He did not provide further details. The dead also included ten people from Nepal, two Ukrainians and a French woman.
Hamas: “US participates in aggression against our people”
As a result of the major attack, the US government announced ammunition deliveries to the Israeli army and expanded its military presence in the region. In a phone call, US President Joe Biden assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US stands “firmly and unwaveringly” on the side of its ally Israel. Hamas condemns the deployment of American warships and fighter jets in the region and the supply of American ammunition to Israel. The US announcement represents “actual participation in the aggression against our people,” said Hamas spokesman Hazem Kassem. The group is not intimidated.
An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council failed to reach a unanimous condemnation of the wave of terror against Israel. Some Russian-led members hoped for a broader focus than condemning Hamas. “My message was to immediately end the fighting and move to a ceasefire and meaningful negotiations, as has been announced for decades,” said Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Source: Krone
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