Fighting in Israel - What Is Known

Llzelel and the occupied Palestinian territories have been attacked by the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas. Hundreds have been killed after an unexpected attack on the morning of a Jewish holiday, and Israel has declared the state of war.

The Guardian brings a summary of what is known to you

At least 250 Israelis have died from Hamas' attacks, Israeli officials have said, while more than 1,590 Israelis have been injured, the Israeli health ministry said.

At least 230 Palestinians have been killed and 1610 have been wounded in Gaza by Israeli revenge following Hamas' attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the country is “entering a long and difficult fight” and warned Gaza residents that “will now come out of there”, pledging to reduce Hamas' shelters to the <x4th>. Netanyahu said the first “phasis” of counter-operation had ended and that Israel had fought most of the Hamas militants within its territory. He pledged to continue offensive “without reservations and without deadline”.

Israel will also stop supply of electricity, fuel and goods to Gaza, according to a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office Saturday evening.

US President Joe Biden strongly condemned Hamas' attacks against Israel, saying in a speech Saturday “The United States remains with Israel”. He issued a statement earlier calling the attacks <x2 horrible”.

Hamaan militants entered Israeli territory in the early hours of Saturday morning, appearing to have taken control of different communities in the south of the country. Fighting continues in some areas.

According to Israeli authorities, Hamas launched thousands of missiles to Israel. Hamas' military commander, Mohammed Deif, said 5,000 were released, but an Israeli military spokesman said it was about 2,500 deployed missiles.

Israel declared war on Gaza after the attack, launching revenge air strikes and bringing medical infrastructure into chaos.

Israeli civilians and soldiers are held hostage in Gaza, a spokesman for Israeli defence forces confirmed. The spokesman refused to specify the number of hostages.

Netanyah has offered a unity government after declaring the state of war. The move will bring Netanyah and opposition leader Yesh Attid, Yair Lapid, together during national emergency.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that “injustice” against Palestinians is leading the conflict with Israel to a “over-ex3>, Palestinian news agency W reported. AFA. The agency also reported that Abbas received a phone call from French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, in which Abbas “stressed that the actual escalation in the region is the result of the political stalemate” and a “mim of Palestinian people's legitimate right to self-rule”. .

The UN Security Council will meet on Sunday. UN Secretary General Antónnio Guterres condemned Hamas' attack and demanded “all diplomatic efforts to avoid a broader” fire, UN spokesman Steephane Dujaric said in a statement.

The White House said American and Israeli officials have discussed Israel's defence needs following Saturday's Hamas attack, and that a military aid announcement could come tomorrow “ ”.

Egypt is in talks with Saudi Arabia and Jordan in a bid to ease Palestinian-Israeln tensions, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Jordan's Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, discussed in a call with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the need for international action to stop escalation in Gaza and “created a real political horizon to end the” occupation, the Jordanian foreign ministry said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia, which has been in talks with the US on normalising relations with Israel, called on both sides to exercise restraint.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Richie Sunak said the United Kingdom government stood at “full solidarity with Israel against a <x2-free-free and debauched” attack.

The United States has nothing to suggest that Iran was involved in Hamas' <x0-4> attacks against Israel, a senior official said. The official also denied that Iran had any specific warning or indication of the attack before it happened.

The UN peacekeeping force has been deployed along the Lebanon-Israel border to monitor stability and help avoid escalation”.

Metropolitan police in London said they are aware of a <x0 number of incidents” related to the Israeli conflict in part of London, she said in a statement. As a result, the force has increased police patrols throughout parts of London.