Israeli air strikes batter Gaza overnight, killing more than 300 Palestinians and smashing buildings, tunnels and the houses of Hamas officials
JERUSALEM/GAZA/SDEROT – Israel awoke in shock on Sunday, October 8, after Hamas fighters killed hundreds of Israelis and abducted an unknown number of captives into Gaza, setting off a war that risked spreading as Israel struck a Hezbollah militia target in southern Lebanon.
In a possible sign of further escalation, Israeli artillery responded to mortar fire from Lebanon and drone strikes hit a post of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia along Israel’s northern border. Palestinian health officials said 20 children were among at least 313 civilians killed. Nearly 2,000 people were wounded, they said.
In a speech, Haniyeh highlighted threats to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the continuation of an Israeli the blockade on Gaza and Israeli normalization with countries in the region.
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