The Israel-Hamas war has claimed nearly 1,000 lives

The Israel-Hamas war has claimed nearly 1,000 lives. A sudden and extensive attack launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday killed over 600 Israelis and around 370 Gazans. In response to the attack, Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to reduce Hamas’ hideouts in Gaza to rubble.

Intense air strikes on Gaza have resulted in a minimum of 232 Palestinian deaths.

Israeli forces and Hamas fighters engaged in intense gun battles across at least 22 locations in Israel throughout the night. According to Israeli army information, there were at least two areas where gunmen were holding hostages.

According to the army, “terrorists rampaged and forcibly entered homes, resulting in civilian deaths.” More than 1,000 Israelis sustained injuries from gunshots or rockets fired from Gaza.

A Hamas attack leaves Israelis desperate for word of their missing family

The Reuters news agency reports that hundreds of Israelis filed into a central police station on Sunday hoping to find out the fate of their loved ones who had been killed by a Hamas infiltration from the Gaza Strip.

In an attack by Hamas gunmen that killed hundreds, Israel was blindsided despite its long experience with war.

It was not only unknown how many people were unaccounted for, but many were thought to have been captured and taken to Gaza – even children – while others hid in their besieged Israeli villages.

Israeli, Jewish institutions are better protected by Germany

According to Reuters, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany increased its protection of Israeli and Jewish institutions after Hamas launched the largest attack against Israel in years.

Germany stood by Israel and noted that it had the right to defend itself against the “barbaric attacks” – but warned against fueling the conflict.

After Hamas’ attack on Israel, Germany will review aid to Palestinians

Following the largest attack on Israel in years by Palestine’s Hamas group, the German government said it was reviewing its hundreds of millions of euros of aid for Palestinians.

Svenja Schulze, minister of development, said the government had always ensured the money was used peacefully.

“But these attacks on Israel are a sign of a very serious fracture,” she said. As a result, we will now review our entire engagement with the Palestinian territories.”

Minister for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left government said Germany would discuss with Israel how to best serve development projects in the region.

President Andrzej Duda announces evacuation of Polish citizens from Israel

According to Reuters, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Sunday that Poland would send military planes to evacuate its citizens from Israel.

As part of the evacuation of Poles in Israel, we will send air force transport planes. Soldiers from our special forces will ensure loading protection and safety,” Duda wrote on X.

A total of 200 Poles will be evacuated from Ben Gurion Airport by two C-130 Hercules planes, according to Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Media reports that Iran’s president speaks to Hamas and Islamic Jihad

A day after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Sunday with leaders of Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to official media.

During separate phone conversations with Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the secretary general of the Islamic Jihad Movement, and Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political bureau, Raisi discussed the developments in Palestine.

The Gaza war death toll reaches 370

As Israel launched air strikes on Hamas targets for the second consecutive day, the Gaza Strip’s health ministry reported that the death toll rose to 370 on Sunday.

Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets into Israel in a surprise dawn assault on Saturday, killing 370 civilians and injuring 2,200 others.

Hamas terror attack kills over 600 Israelis

AFP reported that more than 100 people were being held as “prisoners” by Hamas in Israel after a surprise attack by the terrorist group, which left more than 600 dead.

According to an official working at the bureau who declined to be identified, the latest figures were posted on the government’s Facebook page.

According to the official, the death toll “is not a final number”, adding that more than 2,000 people were wounded, including 200 in critical condition.

Envoy reports missing British man “in Gaza” after surprise Hamas terror attack

As part of Hamas’ assault on Israel, a British man has been kidnapped, the country’s ambassador to Britain informed the media on Sunday.

According to Tzipi Hotovely, there is one British citizen in Gaza at the moment, although it was unclear if he had been kidnapped.

According to her, the Israeli government is doing everything it can to help the hostages and to return every citizen taken hostage.

Despite the ambassador’s refusal to name the missing man, Jake Marlowe, 26, who moved to Israel from Britain two years ago, said he hadn’t heard from his mother since the attack.

An Israeli music festival was attacked by Hamas, leaving a British man missing

According to Reuters, Israel’s embassy in the United Kingdom said on Sunday that a British citizen was missing after an attack by Palestinian terror group Hamas on a music festival near Gaza.

The embassy said Jake Marlowe, 26, went missing early on Saturday.

According to Lisa, his mother, he provided security for a party, and she last heard from him via text.

“Bringing back Indian students from Israel”: Union Minister

Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, said the Prime Minister’s Office is monitoring the situation in Israel, adding “we are working hard” to reunite Indian students.

Hamas has launched a 5,000 rocket offensive on Israel since yesterday, putting Israel at war with the terrorist group.

“India is working to bring back our stranded Indian students from Israel. The PM and his office are monitoring the situation, and efforts are underway to get them back,” Ms Lekhi said.

Police in London step up patrols amid the Israel-Gaza conflict

AFP reported that the London Police have increased patrols across parts of the city following Hamas attacks on Israel.

According to the Metropolitan Police, there have been a number of incidents related to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the border with Gaza.

As a reassurance to our communities, the Metropolitan Police has increased patrols across parts of London.

Suella Braverman, Britain’s interior minister, said there should be no tolerance for anti-Semitism or glorification of terrorism.

She wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “I expect the police to use the full force of the law against displays of support for Hamas and other proscribed terrorist groups.”

As China bats for a “two-state solution”, Israel expects “stronger condemnation” of Hamas.

Reuters reported on Sunday that Israeli embassy official Yuval Waks, a vice president at the Israeli diplomatic mission in Beijing, was expecting to see a “stronger condemnation” from China regarding Hamas, a country Israel views as a friend.

“This is not the time to call for a two-state solution when people are being murdered, slaughtered in the streets,” Mr Waks said.

Earlier today, China’s foreign ministry urged relevant parties to remain calm and immediately end the hostilities to protect civilians, adding that “the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state are fundamental to ending the conflict.”

Pope calls for an end to the Israeli-Gaza conflict: “Terrorism and war don’t lead to a solution”

According to AFP, Pope Francis called for an end to Israel’s attacks on Sunday, explaining that “terrorism and war do not lead to peace”.

In the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, he expressed sympathy for the families of the victims as he watched what was happening in Israel. In his words, “I beg you, may the attacks and the weapons cease.”.

The Israeli Army plans to evacuate all Israelis from Gaza in the next 24 hours

The Israeli army said Sunday it would evacuate all Israelis living near the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as tens of thousands of soldiers were deployed to fight Palestinian militants who had infiltrated into Israel.

A military spokesman tells reporters that Israel is still fighting to “rescue hostages” held by militants in Gaza and that the mission for the upcoming 24 hours is to evacuate residents living around Gaza.

In order to ensure that there are no militants in the area, the evacuation had to be conducted after a thorough “scan of the territory”.

Mr Hagari said there are tens of thousands of combat soldiers in the area. “We will reach every community until we kill every terrorist in Israel.”