Iran Press/ West Asia: Israeli forces continued pounding the Gaza Strip for a fifth day, killing at near 1,000 and wounding 5,000 Palestinians.
The death toll in Israel has climbed to 1,200 people.
Hamas launched a full-scale attack on the occupied territories Saturday as it fired thousands of rockets and sent its fighters into Israeli settlements through land, sea, and air.
Israeli War Minister Yoav Gallant has pledged to launch a ground offensive in Gaza following Hamas’s surprise attack.
In Gaza, rescuers struggle to reach survivors in some areas. Humanitarian groups condemn Israel’s announcement that it would cut off food, water, and supplies in a full siege of the enclave.
Hamas has continued to fire rockets at Israel, with Israeli forces and Lebanon-based Hezbollah fighters also exchanging fire. Israel’s military has also said that shells launched from Syria landed in open areas within Israel.
Israeli media also claimed that Hamas is holding 200 Israelis captive.
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