- The escalation comes as fears of a ground invasion of Gaza are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to turn the besieged Palestinian enclave into a “deserted island” following Hamas’s surprise attack on Saturday.
- The latest death tolls stand at 313 Palestinians and some 300 Israelis.
- Hezbollah claims responsibility for mortar strikes from Lebanon into occupied Shebaa Farms, with Israel saying it has responded with artillery strikes.
- Hamas said it has also captured many Israelis and that the hostages were spread throughout all areas of the Gaza Strip.
- Hamas’s operation came on the heels of the killing of widespread Israeli settler attacks, increased tensions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and a record number of Palestinians killed.
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