A police officer opened fire on Israeli tourists in Egypt, claiming the lives of two Israelis and an Egyptian, Al Jazeera reported quoting the local media.
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.
As Israeli fighter jets continued to batter Hamas targets on the Gaza border area after deadly terror attacks by the terrorist outfit, Israel Police on Sunday confirmed that 30 of its officers, including from the Border Police, have been killed, Israeli news agency Tazpit Press Service (T
Even as Israel carried out retaliatory air raids into Hamas hideouts after the rocket attacks and ground assault left over 300 dead and more than 1,000 injured, hackers targeted the country's leading and best-selling English newspaper with multiple cyberattacks.
Israeli fighter jets hit a military facility at the residence of the terrorist group Hamas' intelligence chief in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Notably, Palestinian terrorists who entered Israel from Gaza early on Saturday morning during an 'unprecedented' incident are still being sought by Israeli security authorities in southern Israel villages.
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.
In an operation that started on Saturday, Israel's Security Forces neutralised 10 terrorists and regained control of the Sderot Police Station that was overrun by Hamas terrorists yesterday.
Even as the toll from the Hamas rocket fire and ground assault mounted, Israel declared that was "at war" with the militant outfit and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an "unprecedented price."
At least 232 people were killed in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday as Israel carried out retaliatory strikes following the Hamas rocket fire and the unprecedented ground assault in the Middle Eastern country, Al Jazeera reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Hamas has started a cruel, evil war and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will use all its strength to destroy Hamas' capabilities.
"I vehemently condemn this morning's multi-front assault against Israeli towns and cities near the Gaza Strip, and barrage of rockets reaching across central Israel by Hamas militants," said Wennesland.