As today marks the sixth day of Israel Hamas conflict, Israel Defence Force (IDF) spokesperson Lieutenant Col. Jonathan Conricus on Thursday said that the babies have been beheaded in Israel, further noting that it was hard to believe that Hamas could perform such barbaric act.
IDF spokesperson said that the about 300000 soldiers have been deployed at Gaza border and claimed that they would ensure that the Hamas will not have any military capabilities at the end of war.
In a major escalation on October 7 (Saturday), Hamas launched a "surprise attack" on Israel, firing a barrage of rockets into the southern and central parts of the country.
According to Israel Health Ministry, 2506 people injured have been taken to hospitals, including 23 who are in critical condition and 353 who are seriously wounded.
"We are going to do whatever is needed. The style of the attack is barbaric. In a way, this is our 9/11. And even more than that, it attacked the party going on in the Gaza Strip. Attacking civilians, kidnapping a grandmother. A lot of my friends near the strip are affected by this. Soldi
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."
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.
Former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Lt Col (Res.) Avital Leibovich on Saturday said that attacks carried out by Hamas on Israel shows their "terror organization's real face."
Calling the rocket strikes by Hamas on Israel a sa "tremendous failure" of the Israeli defence establishment, the former spokesperson of Israel Defence Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said that the current focus is on defending the lives and eliminating the terrorists.
He has also accused Iran of "funding and facilitating" the Hamas attack on Israel, emphasizing that this is not a routine incident, and Israel's response has to be "different".