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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 09, 2023, 00:45:06 IST
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Israel-Palestine War Day 2: Israel army says 'enemy still on ground', pounds 800 Hamas targets in Gaza
Israeli soldiers are battling Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel and launching airstrikes on Gaza, a day after an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas fighters. Israel's military, which faces questions over its failure to prevent the attack, said it had regained control of most infiltration points, killed hundreds of attackers and taken dozens more prisoner but was still fighting in some places. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
13:20 (IST) Oct 08
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday urged the Indians stranded in Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian group Hamas, to stay safe and to contact the Indian embassy there if they require any assistance. Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan said the Indian embassy has already issued an advisory to Indians there to stay safe.
13:18 (IST) Oct 08
The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 313 Sunday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, as the army carried out air strikes on Hamas targets for the second consecutive day.The Hamas-controlled ministry said another 1,990 people had been wounded in the fighting that began on Saturday after Hamas fired thousands of rockets into Israel in a surprise dawn assault.
13:17 (IST) Oct 08
Nushrratt to return from Israel and reach Mumbai in afternoon
Bollywood actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was stranded in Israel amid war, has boarded her flight to India and will be reaching Mumbai at 2.00 p.m. on Sunday.The actress’s publicist confirmed: “Nushrratt has finally boarded the flight for India and is on her way back home. She will be landing in Mumbai at 2:00 p.m.”Nushrrattwas in Israel to participate in Haifi Film Festival. With the help of the Indian Embassy, she is being brought back home.
13:16 (IST) Oct 08
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for global unity in supporting Israel amidst Hamas attack
13:06 (IST) Oct 08
When Islamist group Hamas launched a spectacular attack against Israel, it also took aim at efforts to forge new regional security alignments that could threaten Palestinian aspirations for statehood and the ambitions of the group's main backer Iran. Saturday's assault, the biggest incursion into Israel in decades, coincides with US-backed moves to push Saudi Arabia towards normalising ties with Israel in return for a defence deal between Washington and Riyadh, a move that would slam the brakes on the kingdom's recent rapprochement with Tehran.
13:05 (IST) Oct 08
Israeli fighter jets hit a military facility at the residence of the terrorist group Hamas' intelligence chief in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said. Sharing an update on the ongoing counter-offensive on social media platform X, the IDF posted, "Fighter jets recently attacked a military infrastructure at the home of the head of the intelligence department of the terrorist organization Hamas."
12:58 (IST) Oct 08
An Israeli military official says “hundreds of terrorists” have been killed and dozens captured amid ongoing fighting with Hamas militants in Gaza and southern Israel. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari spoke to reporters on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the Palestinian militant group launched an unprecedented assault into Israel, killing hundreds of people and taking captives back into blockaded Gaza as the group launched thousands of rockets.
12:51 (IST) Oct 08
An alarming video surfaced on Saturday, revealing Hamas militants parading the lifeless and undressed body of a young woman through the streets of Israel, igniting outrage across the globe. The victim in question has now been identified as German citizen Shani Louk.
12:51 (IST) Oct 08
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas could be protracted and challenging, as clashes escalated, resulting in a high death toll on both sides.
12:43 (IST) Oct 08
Helit Barel, former director at the Israeli National Security Council, says 'it will be of a magnitude that we certainly have not seen before.'
12:41 (IST) Oct 08
Hamas claimed its fighters had taken several Israelis captive in the enclave, releasing gruesome videos of militants dragging bloodied soldiers across the ground and standing over dead bodies, some of them stripped to their underwear. It said that senior Israeli military officers were among the captives.
12:40 (IST) Oct 08
Hamas says its fighters still engaged in 'fierce fighting' inside Israel.
Hamas armed wing said on Sunday its fighters are still engaged in fierce clashes in several sites inside Israel. The statement by Qassam Brigades said fighting continues in several areas bordering Gaza strip including Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Kfar Azza, Be'eri, Yatid and Kissufim.
12:35 (IST) Oct 08
Sri Lanka on Sunday expressed its deep concern over the deadliest escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine after Hamas launched a massive rocket barrage and ground, air, and sea offensive against Israel."Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the attacks and escalation of violence and the resulting loss of life in Israel and Palestine," read the statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka.
12:32 (IST) Oct 08
The IDF released video of a hit on a city building with multiple stories.
12:29 (IST) Oct 08
The majority of the power grids is out since Saturday, and internet connectivity is still only partially functional.
Throughout the night, there was constant sound of thundering jets and explosions, adding that there was a strong smell of gunpowder.
12:29 (IST) Oct 08
Israeli warplanes continue to pound Gaza
Israel's warplanes continued to bombard Gaza on Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, adding that 426 targets were struck in Gaza, including 10 towers used by Hamas. The defence forces of Israel also evacuated Israeli residents around the Gaza Strip overnight, as tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers are operating on the ground around the conflicted region, CNN reported quoting the IDF.
12:13 (IST) Oct 08
Hamas armed wing said on Sunday its fighters are still engaged in fierce clashes in several sites inside Israel. The statement by Qassam Brigades said fighting continues in several areas bordering Gaza strip including Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Kfar Azza, Be'eri, Yatid and Kissufim.
12:02 (IST) Oct 08
With its surprise attack against Israel, Hamas has violently shifted the world's eyes back to the Palestinians and dealt a severe blow to momentum to secure a landmark US-brokered deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
12:00 (IST) Oct 08
Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants that killed at least 250 and left Israelis stunned and reeling. The Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities, taking captives, including women, children and the elderly, while Israel's retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza and its prime minister said the country was at war.
11:52 (IST) Oct 08
Israel-Gaza conflict: Number of injured in Hamas assault rises to 1,864
The toll of injured has risen to 1,864 in Hamas terror attack, The Times of Israel reported citing the Health Ministry updates on the number of Israelis wounded and hospitalized.Currently, 326 of them have been gravely injured, 359 have moderate injuries, and 19 are in critical condition.Additionally, 20 people are being treated for severe stress and 821 people have minor injuries. 223 more persons are being watched over by medical personnel, The Times of Israel reported.
11:17 (IST) Oct 08
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal condemns Hamas terror attacks in Israel
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka 'Prachanda' on Saturday condemned the unprecedented attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel while extending his sympathies to the injured Nepalese citizens there. At least 9 Nepalese citizens have been reportedly injured in the attacks while 17 were held captive by Hamas in Israel.
11:11 (IST) Oct 08
Projectiles launched from Lebanese territory hit an Israeli military position in the Israeli-occupied Shebaa farms early on Sunday, three security sources told Reuters.
10:58 (IST) Oct 08
26 Israel soldiers killed as fighting with Hamas militant group continues on Day 2
Israel’s military said Sunday at least 26 soldiers have been killed in an unprecedented attack by the Hamas militant group on the country’s south. The figure is part of a death toll over 250 people, the deadliest attack against Israelis in decades.
10:53 (IST) Oct 08
Emmanuel Macron said he "firmly condemns" the attacks. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Israel "has our full solidarity" and "the right, guaranteed by international law, to defend itself against terrorism". British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was "shocked" by the attacks.33 mins ago
10:47 (IST) Oct 08
Germany and France on Saturday moved to reinforce security around Jewish temples, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel. Germany tightened police protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions, as some supporters of the Palestinians took to the streets of Berlin to celebrate the attack.
10:28 (IST) Oct 08
Hamas attack on Israel thrusts Biden into Mideast crisis and has him fending off GOP criticism
The deadly Hamas militant attack on Israel and the massive retaliation it provoked from Jerusalem have thrust President Joe Biden into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration's policies led to this moment.
10:26 (IST) Oct 08
The Israeli army said it fired artillery on southern Lebanon on Sunday in response to a shot from the area. "Israeli artillery is in the process of striking the area of Lebanon from which a shot was fired," said a statement, which was issued shortly before 7:30 am (0430 GMT) and did not give any further details about the attack.
10:23 (IST) Oct 08
Rocket sirens continue
Sirens to warn of incoming rocket attacks continued to sound in parts of southern Israel in the early hours of Sunday, the Times of Israel reported. Israeli forces rescued at least 48 people who were held hostage in a dining hall in Kibbutz Be’eri, the paper said.
10:22 (IST) Oct 08
Army says situation not yet under control (Bloomberg)
Israel is “at war,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, after militants from the Gaza Strip fired over 3,000 missiles and infiltrated southern parts of the country early Saturday. The surprise attack — not yet under control as of early Sunday — killed at least 200 Israelis, while at least 230 Palestinians died in fighting and reprisal strikes by the Israeli military.
09:19 (IST) Oct 08
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza Strip, over 300 killed as conflict escalates
09:12 (IST) Oct 08
Israel-Palestine Crisis: Toll crosses 500
Israel's toll of Saturday's attacks by Hamas crossed 300 while at least 232 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in response.
09:03 (IST) Oct 08
China called on the international community to "enhance its sense of urgency, increase its participation on the (resolution of the) Palestinian issue, promote the early resumption of peace talks between Palestine and Israel and seek a way for lasting peace."
"China will continue to make unremitting efforts with the international community to this end," it said.
08:55 (IST) Oct 08
China says 'deeply concerned' over 'escalation' of violence between Israel, Palestinians
"China is deeply concerned about the current escalation of tension and violence between Palestine and Israel," Beijing's foreign ministry said, adding it "calls on all parties concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint, cease fire immediately, protect civilians and prevent further deterioration of the situation".
08:43 (IST) Oct 08
As many as 1,590 people were wounded, many seriously. Several civilians as well as IDF soldiers are believed to have been abducted and brought to Gaza,
08:40 (IST) Oct 08
Israel PM Netanyahu vows to turn Hamas hideouts into 'rubble', tells Gaza residents 'to leave those places now'
As the toll from the Hamas rocket fire and ground assault soared past 300, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to turn all known hideouts of the militant outfit into 'rubble'. He warned all Gaza residents to leave, adding that the country would immediately use all its strength to destroy Hamas's capabilities. Netanyahu said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are going community by community, house by house, and are 'restoring control by clearing the terrorists out of the last communities.'
08:39 (IST) Oct 08
‘They will be safe …’: Israeli diplomat advises Indians in Israel to take these steps
08:33 (IST) Oct 08
US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Saturday (US local time) discussed Hamas' attack on Israel with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, the UK Foreign Secretary and Qatari Prime Minister.
08:26 (IST) Oct 08
Nigeria calls for de-escalation of hostilities between Israel, Hamas
The Nigerian government has said it is concerned about the hostilities between Israel and Hamas and has called for de-escalation and ceasefire."The cycle of violence and retaliation that the current escalation has assumed only serves to perpetuate an unending cycle of pain and suffering for the civilian population, that bears the brunt of every conflict," read a release issued by Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
08:22 (IST) Oct 08
It also came as Jews in the United States were gearing up to celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah, which marks the beginning of a new annual cycle of the reading of the scrolls and is celebrated in Israel a day earlier.
At synagogues around the globe, the attacks brought a somber tone.
08:21 (IST) Oct 08
Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays
The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant group Hamas came after the end of Sukkot, a weeklong celebration to commemorate the harvest season and the time Jews lived in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt.
08:08 (IST) Oct 08
Visuals from Tel Aviv: Hamas unleashes unprecedented assault on Israel
07:30 (IST) Oct 08
Netanyahu said the “first phase” of the counter operation had ended, and that Israel had fought off the majority of Hamas militants.
07:30 (IST) Oct 08
Israel will stop supplying electricity, fuel and goods to Gaza, according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office Saturday night.
07:18 (IST) Oct 08
The situation is potentially more volatile now, with Israel's far-right government stung by the security breach and with Palestinians in despair over a never-ending occupation in the West Bank and suffocating blockade of Gaza.
07:01 (IST) Oct 08
06:45 (IST) Oct 08
Federal Aviation Administration urges US airlines, and pilots to use caution when flying in Israeli airspace
06:22 (IST) Oct 08
As Israel reeled from a deadly attack by Hamas militants who broke through barriers around Gaza and roamed at will, killing scores of civilians in Israeli towns, defence chiefs faced growing questions over how the disaster could have happened. A day after the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war, when Israeli forces were caught off guard by Syrian and Egyptian tank columns, the military appeared once again to have been surprised by a sudden attack.
05:57 (IST) Oct 08
Israel vows 'mighty vengeance' after surprise attack by Hamas kills hundreds
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.
05:37 (IST) Oct 08
US says 'too early' to tell if Iran directly involved in Hamas attack on Israel
A senior White House official said Saturday it was "too early to say" whether Israel's arch foe Iran was "directly involved" in the large-scale attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. However, there was "no doubt Hamas is funded, equipped and armed by Iran and others," he added, as the conflict between the two sides escalated to its bloodiest point in decades.
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