JERUSALEM: Israeli forces battled holdout Hamas fighters and pounded targets in the Gaza Strip Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a 'long and difficult' war ahead sparked by the Palestinian militant group's massive surprise attack.
The Israeli army said tens of thousands of soldiers were deployed to fight militants in southern desert regions near the coastal enclave, to rescue Israeli hostages and then evacuate the entire region within 24 hours.'We'll reach each and every community till we kill every terrorist in Israel,' vowed military spokesman Daniel Hagari, a day after hundreds of Hamas fighters crossed into Israel using vehicles, boats and even motorised paragliders.
'The first stage is ending at this time with the destruction of the vast majority of the enemy forces that infiltrated our territory,' he added, pledging no 'respite' until victory.US President Joe Biden on Saturday voiced 'rock solid and unwavering' support for its key regional ally Israel and warned 'against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage in this situation'.
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