Israeli Army (IDF) spokesman Richard Hecht said CNNthat he hopes there will be no more terrorists alive in the country by the end of Saturday. He also announced the call for reservists to the IDF.
βWe are very focused on rescuing forces where there is ongoing fighting and fighting terrorists, and we hope that by the end of the day there will be no more terrorists alive in Israel,β he said.
To ensure the safety of the area for civilians, special forces are conducting military operations in various places, and firefighters are taking control and clearing some areas, he added.
Hecht said “tens of thousands” of Israeli reservists had been called up since the offensive began early Saturday morning.
According to Hecht, the IDF is concerned about a possible attack from the northern countries of Lebanon or Syria: βWe are ready in the north, in case there is some Palestinian faction there, in case they decide to enter it, we will be ready, we are considering this and we are ready for it.”
How it conveys Al JazeeraHamas, meanwhile, said it had βenough Israeli prisoners to release all Palestinian detainees.β
Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri said Hamas had killed and captured “numerous” Israeli soldiers and “the longer the fighting continues, the higher the number of prisoners will be.”
How it conveys The times of Israelthe chief representative of the Israeli army, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, confirmed at a briefing that the Hamas group had captured Israelis as hostages in the Gaza Strip.
He said that Israeli soldiers also died in the battles, but did not disclose the number of hostages and killed soldiers.
Hagari said there was still fighting in 22 locations in southern Israel.
According to him, Israeli troops have reached all cities on the border with the Gaza Strip, four divisions are being transferred there, which will join the 31 battalions already there.
- On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years: militants crossed the border along with a powerful rocket attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip.
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched Operation Iron Swords in response.
- Netanyahu said that Israel is in a state of war, and clearing of settlements in the south, where the militants managed to break through, has begun.
- More than 100 dead and 900 wounded are known, and a state of emergency has been declared throughout Israel since the evening.
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