Nearly 3,600 people have been killed in Israel And Gaza, four days after the sudden Hamas strikes triggered a catastrophic war in the region. Israel claims it has regained control of the Gaza border areas from the group. Israel has also reported shelling from Lebanon and Syria which it has responded to with its own air strikes. Lebanese group Hezbollah claimed the strikes were to avenge the deaths of its members by Israeli defence forces.
Over 1,200 people have been killed in Israel in the worst attack in the nation's 75-year history, while Gaza reported 900 causalities. On Tuesday, Israel's army claimed to have recovered the bodies of around 1,500 Hamas members near border areas of Gaza. Vowing to turn Hamas sites in Gaza to rubble, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu compared the Hamas attacks to ISIS killings. "Hamas terrorists bound, burned, and executed children. They are savages. Hamas is ISIS," he said. Bombardment by Israeli forces on Tuesday hit the main exit point from the Palestinian region.
Here are the Highlights on the Israel-Hamas war:
Israel got a warning from Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas caught Israeli forces off-guard in a large-scale attack, the chairman of the powerful US House Foreign Affairs Committee said today.
Around 81 families of people taken hostage by Palestine's Hamas group have reportedly been contacted by the Israeli government, say media reports.
Iran was likely aware that the Palestinian militant group Hamas was planning "operations against Israel" but Washington has no information for now that Tehran directed or orchestrated the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen.
Israel army says suspected aerial 'infiltration from Lebanon': News Agency AFP
Nine UN staffers working with @UNRWA have been killed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Saturday.
- United Nations (@UN) October 11, 2023
Humanitarians and civilians are #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/i7DbRjBX0C
Apelo do Presidente Lula em defesa das crianças palestinas e israelenses
- Lula (@LulaOficial) October 11, 2023
Quero fazer um apelo ao secretário-geral da ONU, @antonioguterres, e à comunidade internacional para que, juntos e com urgência, lancemos mão de todos os recursos para pôr fim à mais grave violação aos...
This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. 🤲🏼
- Muhammad Rizwan (@iMRizwanPak) October 11, 2023
Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier.
Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.
Israel's most elite special operations force, Sayeret Matkal, is being prepped for extremely dangerous hostage-rescue missions in the Gaza Strip, British daily The Telegraph reported.
Rocket from Gaza hits hospital in Israeli city of Ashkelon, says spokeswoman: News Agency AFP
Buildings collapsing like a pack cards and rockets lighting up the skies - these are the scenes of the tragedy playing out on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border.
Message from Ambassador Sanjeev Singla to the members of Indian community in Israel 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/FKUqJZykeF
- India in Israel (@indemtel) October 11, 2023
Watch LIVE | Shashi Tharoor Speaks To NDTV's @maryashakil On Israel-Gaza War https://t.co/NaebkvOMq8
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 11, 2023
Seventeen British nationals including children are dead or missing in Israel after attacks by Palestinian group Hamas, the BBC reported on Wednesday, citing an official source.
India has launched a round-the-clock emergency helpline for its citizens in Palestine as Israel moves in on Gaza to retaliate against the Hamas group's Sabbath attack.
Public Notice
- India in Palestine - الهند في فلسطين (@ROIRamallah) October 11, 2023
Emergency Helpline for Indian Diaspora pic.twitter.com/5Z1Q7U71nX
A series of rockets roared in the skies as an NDTV crew made their way to Gaza, the blockaded strip where Israel is fighting an all-out war against Palestinian groups.
מטוסי קרב תקפו לפני זמן קצר את האוניברסיטה האסלאמית שמשמשת כמוקד כח מדיני וצבאי חשוב של ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה ומוסד הדרכה לפיתוח וייצור אמצעי לחימה.
- צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) October 11, 2023
צה"ל ממשיך בגלי תקיפה נרחבים ברצועה גם בשעה זו pic.twitter.com/NaRPoOepfM
Ori last spoke to his daughters on Saturday morning when they told him that they were scared as they could hear a carnage of gunshots. He told his daughters, Hodaya and Tair, to lie on the ground and not make a sound.
Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday for a show of solidarity with Israel in New York, the city with the largest number of Jews in the world outside of the Jewish state.
Heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel and the escalating conflict. My deepest condolences are with all those killed and impacted. Our focus remains on ensuring the safety of our employees and their families. Below is a message we shared with Microsoft employees...
- Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) October 11, 2023
Pope urges immediate release of hostages in Hamas-Israel war. Pope says 'very worried' about siege of Gaza
Palestinian sources said one of the homes Israeli air strikes hit in Gaza overnight belonged to Deif's father. Deif's brother and two other family members were killed in the strike, according to the sources.
Among the hundreds already dead in the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas, very many are children.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is moving to "full offence" against Hamas targets as the counter-offensive in the wake of the terror attacks rages on, The Times of Israel reported.
Among the hundreds already dead in the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas, very many are children.
Day 5 of #IsraelPalestineWar | Israel retakes border areas as 3,000 die, #Syria exchanges fire
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 11, 2023
Updates here: https://t.co/6PXpashGmY pic.twitter.com/hSoMGICL21
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the explosion of violence between Israel and the Palestinians showed the US policy had failed in the Middle East and taken no account of the needs of the Palestinians.
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- Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 11, 2023
The first plane carrying U.S. armaments has since arrived at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel this evening.
The cooperation between our militaries is a key part of ensuring regional security and stability in times of war.
Israel said it recaptured Gaza border areas from the Hamas group as the fierce fighting entered Day 5, leaving thousands killed on both sides.