Hours after Hamas militants led a terror attack across major cities in Israel killing over 300 people, injuring around 1600 and taking hostage of hundreds of people, the Israeli Air Force and defence forces have launched a huge counter-offensive against Hamas. Israel has compared the terror attack to the 9/11 attack in the US and said that it is one of the worst attacks in the last 50 years.
On the other hand, the Israeli Air Force has continued to pound the Gaza site where Hamas militants are hiding. "A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck a compound belonging to the head of the intelligence department in the Hamas terrorist organization. The IAF is currently continuing to strike terror targets in the Gaza Strip," said the IAF.
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A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck a compound belonging to the head of the intelligence department in the Hamas terrorist organization.
The IAF is currently continuing to strike terror targets in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/uSHsXGFNzz
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
A short while ago, the IAF struck ten Hamas terrorist organization targets; the targets were located in multi-story buildings used by the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/XiyXrzbSk6
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
Attached is footage of a strike on Hamas military targets located in multi-story buildings in the Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/iHqT7ta74Z
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
During the last few hours, IAF aircrafts attacked a buried launch site and two terrorists who were near it. In addition, a terrorist cell was identified that tried to enter Israeli territory through the Zikim beach and was thwarted by an IAF aircrafts. pic.twitter.com/gQDRSm86S1
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 7, 2023
At least 230 people including Hamas militants have been killed in the Gaza strip in the retaliatory attack by Israel. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has urged civilians to vacate Gaza and warned that Hamas sites will be turned into rubble. Israel has said that its army will operate at full force against the Hamas militants.