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Israel is mobilizing about 300,000 reservists because of the war with the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. An army spokesman confirmed on Monday that this was the largest mobilization in Israeli history in such a short time.
Several media outlets are reporting a massive rocket attack on central Israel and Jerusalem. Long-range missiles are on their way. Tel Aviv is also said to have been hit by the attack. Sirens also sounded in southern Israel.
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Israeli army spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari threatened the Hamas leadership on Monday. “Yahya Sinwar is the commander of the campaign, and he is doomed,” Hagari said at a news conference. “Hamas’ military and political leadership and all its assets are vulnerable and doomed,” he added.
The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer (72), has criticized China’s attitude after the Hamas attack on Israel. He said in Beijing on Monday that he was disappointed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statement, which expressed neither sympathy nor support for Israel. The comments came ahead of a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, 69, as reporters on the ground reported.
China called for an end to the violence on Sunday. All those involved must “exercise restraint, immediately stop shooting, protect the civilian population and ensure that the situation does not deteriorate further,” it said in a statement. Criticism arose because China did not condemn Hamas’ major attack.
China is against violence against civilians, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning (50) said in Beijing on Monday. The People’s Republic is a friend of Israel and Palestine. Beijing only sees a solution to the conflict through dialogue and the implementation of a “two-state solution” and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Why didn’t Israeli intelligence predict the Hamas attack? This question is currently on the minds of many Israelis. Spicy statements from an Egyptian intelligence officer are now causing further controversy.
The unnamed agent told the Associated Press that Israel had ignored repeated warnings that the Gaza-based terror group was planning “something big.” He added that Israeli officials had focused on the West Bank and downplayed the threat from Gaza. “We warned them that the situation would explode very quickly and on a large scale. But they underestimate such warnings,” he added.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Monday morning that Israel is “in control” of all communities and that there is currently no fighting inside Israel. However, it is possible that Hamas fighters are still on Israeli soil. This was reported by the British ‘Guardian’.
The Israeli army announced on Monday that it cannot be ruled out that further militant fighters will enter Israeli territory. “I cannot deny that people are still coming in,” said military spokesman Richard Hecht.
Switzerland has strongly condemned the attacks on Israel in the UN Security Council. In the closed consultations on the situation in the Middle East on Sunday, she called on those responsible to do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire.
De-escalation is the priority, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EDA) writes on its website. Switzerland has also addressed this call to the states that can influence the parties.
With regard to the attacks, Switzerland spoke of acts of terrorism. She called for the immediate release of the hostages currently held in Gaza. She also regretted all civilian casualties and called on all parties to protect civilians and comply with the obligations of international humanitarian law. According to US media reports, there was no unanimous condemnation of the attacks on Israel at the meeting.
Israel’s security tactics “completely collapsed” on Saturday, analyzes Danny Jatom (69). The former head of the Mossad spy agency and politician of the opposition Israeli Labor Party is irritated: “No one had any idea when Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza on Saturday.” Everything went wrong. Yatom has identified a decisive factor for the failure: “The troop strength was too low – and this is mainly due to the failure of the intelligence service, which said that although we witnessed numerous exercises, Hamas had no intention of attacking Israel traps.”
According to the Times of Israel, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib, 81, said on Monday that his government had received assurances from Hezbollah that it would not participate in the fighting provided Israel did not “harass” Lebanon. On Sunday morning, Hezbollah reportedly fired mortar shells at Israeli military sites on the border with Lebanon.
The Iran-backed terror group said it fired dozens of rockets and grenades at three Israeli positions in solidarity with the Hamas attack. Israeli forces reported no injuries and said they responded with artillery fire in the area of the rocket launches and a drone strike on “Hezbollah infrastructure” in the area.
The attacks in Israel left a French citizen dead, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. France is still trying to clarify the situation of several missing nationals, the report said. State broadcaster France TV Info reported that eight French people were missing.
Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel in the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. The massive attack came as a surprise. At least 15 people were injured – one woman (†60) and three other people even fatally.
The Islamist Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, this morning announced the start of a military operation against Israel. Hamas has decided to put an end to Israeli “crimes,” military chief Mohammed Deif said in a message.
Warning sirens sounded in several cities across the country, the military said. Rocket alarms were also heard in Tel Aviv. The military urged residents of the southern and central parts of the country to remain in protected areas. Israel is currently celebrating the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah). Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to hold security consultations with representatives of the Defense Ministry and the army later in the day.
Medics reported injuries from the rocket attacks in the areas of Ashkelon, Gedera and Javne. A 70-year-old woman was seriously injured in a direct hit in a building near Gedera, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.
According to the military, several armed Palestinians have also entered Israeli territory in the wake of the massive attacks from the Gaza Strip on Israel. The military said on Saturday that several terrorists were on Israeli territory and urged residents of border towns on the edge of the coastal strip to stay in their homes. Eyewitnesses reported gunfire in the street. It was unclear how the attackers from the Gaza Strip were able to overcome the tightly protected border. A video circulating on social media showed, among other things, a hang glider. However, this could not initially be independently verified.
However, the situation, especially in the occupied West Bank, had recently deteriorated again. Four Palestinians have been killed there since Thursday in their own attacks or in clashes with the army. The security situation in Israel and the West Bank has long been tense. Since the beginning of the year, 27 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in attacks. During the same period, more than 200 Palestinians died during Israeli military operations, confrontations or after their own attacks.
Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967. The Palestinians claim these areas for an independent state of Palestine with the Arab-dominated eastern part of Jerusalem as its capital.
There have been several violent protests at the Gaza border in the past month. Explosives were also thrown at soldiers and several Palestinians were injured by gunfire. In light of the incidents, the Israeli Air Force has repeatedly attacked posts belonging to the militant Palestinian organization Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN, more than two million people live in very poor conditions in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the US and Israel, seized exclusive power by force in 2007. Israel subsequently tightened the blockade of the coastal area, which Egypt supported. (SDA/AFP)
Source: Blick
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