On Day 2 Of Israel-Hamas War

Israel declared a state of war after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an aerial-ground operation from the Gaza strip in the early hours of Saturday morning. Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories are in severe agony after Hamas launched its biggest attack on the Jewish state in 50 years. Fighting is still going on in certain areas.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the State is in war and affirmed that they will win at the end. According to them, dozens of Palestinian militants infiltrated Israel from Gaza through land, air, and sea. The Gaza Strip is a Palestinian exclave with around two million Palestinians on some 365 square kilometres. Together, the Gaza and the West Bank make up the State of Palestine, but the two have separated each other by Israeli territory. The strip is governed by Hamas, a militant Islamic organisation.

1. At least 300 Israelis were reportedly killed and around 1600 have been wounded.
2. At least 230 Palestinians have been killed and 1600 wounded in Israeli retaliation.
3. The attack was a surprise to the Israeli security services.
4. Hamas militants were filmed crossing the Gaza-Israel border just after dawn, as Hamas published footage of armed militants purportedly entering an Israeli military camp. The footages details militants firing inside the compound.
5. Hamas’s military commander in Gaza called on Palestinians to ‘go to the streets’ and ‘launch an attack without restraint’, reported the Guardian.
6. Hamas fired thousands of rockets towards Israel, said Israel. The Hamas military Commander, Mohammed Deif, said that 5000 had been fired.
7. Israeli civilians and soldiers are reportedly held in hostage in Gaza.
8. Israel reportedly stopped facilitating electricity, fuel, and goods to Gaza, as said by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in a statement. Much of Gaza was already thrown into darkness by nightfall after electrical supplies from Israel were cut off on Saturday.
9. Mr Netanyahu has said that the country is ‘’embarking on a long and difficult war’’ and warned Gaza people to ‘’get out of there now’’ otherwise will reduce the Hamas hideouts to ‘’rubble’’.
10. US President Joe Biden condemned the attacks and supported Israel. In a statement he called the attacks ‘’horrific’’ and an ‘’appalling assault’’.
11. White House informed that US and Israeli officials are discussing Israel’s defence needs.
12. Egypt is in talks with Saudi Arabia and Jordan to defuse the tensions.
13. UK stands in full solidarity with Israel, said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. He denoted the Hamas as leading a ‘’cowardly and depraved’’ attack.
14. The UN peacekeeping force has been deployed along the Lebanon-Israel border to service and maintain stability. The UN Security Council called an emergency meeting on Sunday.
15. Airlines cancelled more than 80 flights to and from Tel Aviv by Saturday evening — roughly 14% of all flights scheduled, reported the Hindustan Times.