Israel Most recent Updates: Netanyahu Says War Will be Long and 'Cumbersome.'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is "at war" after militants from the Gaza Strip launched over 2,000 missiles and invaded southern regions of the nation early on Saturday. At least 200 Israelis were murdered in the surprise attack, and at least 230 Palestinians are dead in Gaza as a result of Israeli military retaliation.
The militant group Hamas' operation, which included kidnapping Israelis, was an unprecedented intrusion into Israeli territory and may pave the way for a full-scale attack on Gaza as well as potential operations on Hamas allies and supporters elsewhere in the Middle East.
In a phone discussion with Joe Biden, Netanyahu stated that Israel is geared up for a protracted fight. In a brief speech, the president pledged US "support."for Israel's security is unshakable and immovable."
7:35 p.m.: Israel shuts off the power to Gaza
Israel's energy minister, Israel Katz, gave the Israeli Electric Company the go-ahead to halt power deliveries to Gaza.
Israel Targets Gaza in Short-term Strikes 12:16 a.m.
Israeli warplanes struck focuses in Gaza short-term, including aggressor cells it said were attempting to enter Israel via ocean and through the security wall that encases the territory, the military said in an assertion.
A functional war room attached to rocket sending off and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad post were likewise designated, the military said.
Netanyahu Says War 'Will Be Cumbersome at about 10:37 p.m
Israel's Head of the state Benjamin Netanyahu said the conflict with Hamas aggressors in the Gaza Strip will be extended. He said the assault that left north of 200 Israelis dead is a portion of the most obviously terrible savagery the country has at any point seen at any point
This war will rage for long while. It will be challenging. There will be difficult days ahead, Netanyahu declared in a televised speech from the Defense Ministry's administrative offices. Although the cost is great, we shall win this fight.
The Israeli prime minister claimed that among the deceased and the prisoners taken hostage to Gaza were young children and senior citizens.
200 people have been recorded dead in Israel at about10:22 p.m.
According to the foreign ministry, at least 200 Israelis have died. According to the government, heavily armed Hamas militants sneaked into communities close to Gaza and went "door to door" in Israel, killing and abducting defenseless residents. Additionally, thousands of rockets were fired by Hamas towards Israeli cities and villages.
Hamas reports that around 250 Palestinians had died in Gaza as of 12:09 a.m.
Following an assault into Israel by heavily armed Hamas gunmen, the Gaza Strip's Ministry of Health, which is under the leadership of Hamas, reported 232 fatalities and nearly 1,700 injuries on Saturday.
High Rise Buildings were the target of Israeli airstrikes at about9:43 pm
Israeli fighter jets hit two multi-story buildings in the Gaza Strip that housed, among other things, the headquarters and production facilities for Hamas's armaments, according to an Israeli military spokeswoman. The spokesman claims that this demonstrates how Hamas deliberately installs its military hardware in the center of Gaza's civilian population.
Israel's defense minister Yoav GallantIn a separate statement, Israel's defense minister Yoav Gallant said, "We will change the reality on the ground in Gaza for the next 50 years." "What was previously won't be around anymore. We'll give it everything we've got with maximum force
'Multi-Front War' Concern from Former Prime Minister Lapid Warning
Former Israeli prime minister and current leader of the opposition Yair Lapid cautioned that there is a "serious risk" that this might develop into a multi-front conflict.
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