A senior Hamas commander, who led multiple murderous attacks was killed during the Israeli airstrike, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday, the Times of Israel reported.
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) on Sunday alleged that the terror group Hamas is blocking the evacuation of civilians in the Gaza Strip ahead of the possible ground offensive by Israel after the deadly attacks on October 7.
In a clear indication of a possible ground offensive, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) on Sunday said that it is prepared to counter Hamas with an "even greater force".
Rockets were launched at northern Israel from Syria late at night on Saturday with sirens blaring across the border regions, confirmed Israel Defence Forces.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson Lior Haiat said on Saturday that Hamas is using the civilian population of Gaza as a shield to protect themselves and is targeting Israel from the densely populated areas.
Indian Embassy in Israel said, "The third flight of #OperationAjay has departed from Tel Aviv to Delhi. Embassy wishes everyone on board a safe journey."
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that Israel's decision to siege the whole region of Gaza is "unacceptable" and claimed that the whole population of Gaza does not support Hamas.
Egypt, Israel and the United States have agreed to allow foreigners residing in Gaza to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, under which Israel agreed to refrain from striking areas the foreigners would pass through on their way out of the Palestinian territory.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it has killed a commander in Hamas's commando forces who led one of the attacks on southern Israel communities last week, The Times of Israel reported.
The attack plans which have been termed "top secret" in Arabic seem to be orders for two trained Hamas units to surround and infiltrate villages and target places where civilians gather.
In a move to retaliate against Hamas terror attacks in Israel, Israeli soldiers, their tanks and munitions have been deployed near the Gaza border as they have announced full invasion of Gaza.
The Hamas group shared the video on their telegram channel, with the caption, "Hamas fighters, showing compassion for children in the midst of the Kibbutz 'Holet' battles on day one of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood."