As many as 260 people have been killed by Hamas gunmen who invaded an outdoor music festival in southern Israel during their assault on the country over the weekend, an emergency group said on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stressed that the military has regained full control of the Gaza border after Hamas terrorists blew up sections of the border fence during the attack on Saturday, reported The Times of Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a strongly worded statement, affirmed that the Israeli retaliation has just begun, and Hamas will go through much "tough and terrible" things, Times of Israel reported.
As the Hamas terror groups continue to attack Israel for three days, the death toll has crossed over 700 and is expected to rise further, leaving 2243 injured, reported The Times of Israel.
Israel saw unprecedented bloodshed beginning in the morning of a Jewish holiday, as a barrage of rockets slammed into southern and central Israel on Saturday morning after Hamas launched an attack, the Times of Israel reported.
Terrorist organisation Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the mortar fire that Lebanon launched at northern Israel earlier on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported.
The death toll from the Hamas terror group's multi-front attack on Israel has risen to more than 300, Hebrew-language media reports say, citing medical officials, as per The Times of Israel.
A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed support for the 'surprise attack' launched by Hamas against Israel calling it a "proud operation", The Times of Israel reported.
The death toll in in Israel from the Hamas rocket attack rose to 40, The Times of Israel reported on Saturday citing Magen David Adom emergency service.