Operation al-Aqsa Strom: 252 Israelis killed, 1,100 injured in surprise Hamas attack
Hamas have launched their biggest operation against Israel in years in a surprise offensive that combined fighters crossing the fence into Israel occupied cities a heavy barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip.
At least 252 Israelis have been killed and over 1,100 injured, Israeli media reported, citing the Israeli ambulance service.
The times of Israel said Palestine fighters infiltrated the town of Sderot and other settlement.
Hamas released a video showing its fighters had captured three Israelis.
This storm which started from Gaza will spread to the West Bank and outside the country and all the places where our people and nation are present,” Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh said.
Haniyeh called the operation historic and epic, saying the main reason for its start was the “criminal aggression of the Zionists in al-Aqsa Mosque, which had reached its peak in recent days”.
According to Haaretz that Dozen of Palestinian infiltrate Israel from Gaza by “land, sea and air” some 2,500 rockets fired from the Strip, At least 150 Israelis killed.
Palestinian resistance group Hamas has claimed to have captured senior Israeli military officer Major General Nimrod Aloni during its “Al-Aqsa storm” raids in Israel on Saturday.
General Aloni’s alleged capture is significant as the senior military officer commands IDF’s “Depth Corps”, a unit specializing in operations against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Source(s): Global Media
