According to Israel PM's Office, the war was forced on Israel in a "terrorist assault from the Gaza strip" which started at 6 am (local time) on Saturday.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari on Sunday called Hamas attack a "war crime" and asserted that whoever took part "will pay the price."
More than 24 hours after Hamas launched rocket attacks followed by an unprecedented ground assault, firefights between forces and terrorists were ongoing in Kfar Aza, close to the Gaza border. The IDF was attempting to neutralise all terrorists still present.
While addressing a briefing on Sunday, IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the priorities were to end the fighting in Israeli communities and control breaches in the fence dividing Gaza and Israel, CNN reported.
The death toll has been confirmed by the Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip that said 313 Palestinians have been killed and another 1,990 have been wounded in the Gaza Strip.
In an interview with ANI over Zoom, she added that the attacks could have been avoided if the intelligence wing of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were at the required "level of readiness".
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said, " In the past nine decades, Indian Air Force have constantly evolved and transformed into one of the finest air forces in the world. If India is on the path to becoming a developed nation by 2047, then Indian Air Forces must be one of the best, if not the
Israeli fighter jets hit a military facility at the residence of the terrorist group Hamas' intelligence chief in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Stranded in Israel amid the deadly terror attacks by Hamas and the retaliatory air raids by the country's defence forces, actor Nushrratt Bharuccha was in the process of being brought home safely with assistance from the Indian embassy.
Israel's warplanes continue to bombard Gaza on Sunday morning, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said adding that 426 targets were struck in Gaza, including 10 towers used by Hamas.