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IDF calls up 300,000 reservists in 48 hours • “Operation Swords of Iron” to go from defensive to offensive, says IDF spokesman.
The Gaza-based terror group’s assault on Israel was “serious and grave escalation,” said the Gulf kingdom.
Sderot residents warned to stay in their homes as security forces continue to sweep the city for Hamas gunmen.
The terrorist, who was neutralized by Israeli forces, reportedly drove a heavy tractor through a military barrier and towards the heavily guarded local Jewish community.
Overnight on Sunday, some 70 terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be’eri from the Gaza Strip • Fighting between Israeli forces and terrorists is ongoing at seven locations in southern Israel.
A senior U.S. administration official had said on Sunday that “it’s too early to say whether the state of Iran was directly involved or planning and supporting. I’m not going to get ahead of that.”
“My grandmother. My whole world. The light of my life,” wrote Mor Bayder.
“Hamas is a terrorist group that is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and commits atrocities to further that end,” stated the Florida governor and presidential candidate.
More than 800 targets in Gaza struck in response to barbaric war crime; former national security advisor Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror: War could continue for months.
The group “offers warm, creative, spiritual and political space for anti-Zionist and non-Zionist Jews, as well as Jews questioning their relationship with Zionism.”
“In this war, the IDF will be strong and win,” stated IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, while vowing to “maintain readiness in all arenas.”
JNS CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief Alex Traiman discusses the latest events in Israel.
