Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades Commander Muhammad al-Dayf shared a video in which his face cannot be seen. Muhammed ed-Dayf stated that the Palestinian people have returned to the project of establishing a state and said, “We decided to draw a line against Israel’s violations and launched the Aqsa Flood operation against Israel.” said.
5 THOUSAND ROCKETS AND MORTARS WERE LAUNCHED
Explaining that they launched approximately 5 thousand rockets and mortars towards Israel in the first phase of the Al-Aqsa Flood, Dayf stated that the security coordination with Israel has ended.
Dayf stated that the Al-Aqsa Flood would be much bigger than Israel thought and expected and called on the Islamic and Arab world to unite to erase Israel’s occupation and “call on everyone who has a rifle in their hand to do so.”
Dayf requested those who could not participate in the Al-Aqsa Flood operation to support solidarity and asked for the instructions and statements they published to be followed.
Dayf stated that they targeted Israel’s military areas and air bases in the first stage, and that they would continue to fire rockets in the direction of Israel.
ATTACK FROM ISRAEL ON GAZA STRIP
The Israeli army announced that it launched an attack against the blockaded Gaza Strip, where rockets were launched from the morning hours.
According to the news of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant signed the decree calling the reserve soldiers for duty.
Hamas’s armed wing announced that it launched the “Aqsa Flood” operation against Israel and that they launched 5 thousand rockets and mortars towards Israel in the first phase.
DECLARATION OF “STATE OF WAR” FROM ISRAEL
In the statement made by the Israeli army following the attacks launched against Israel from the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli blockade, “We are declaring a state of war alert. In the last hour, massive rocket attacks started from Gaza to Israel, and terrorists infiltrated Israel from several different points. “We instruct our people in areas close to the border to stay close to protected areas.”
In another written statement from the Israeli army spokesman, it was announced that Hamas had launched a comprehensive operation that included rocket launches and infiltration into Israel. The Israeli army demanded that its citizens comply with the instructions.
Attack warning sirens sounded in Jerusalem due to rockets fired from Gaza. Explosions were heard in the skies of Jerusalem due to missiles fired from the Israeli air defense system Iron Dome.
1 ISRAELI DIED
Israeli emergency aid service, Red Star of David, announced that one Israeli died and 15 people were injured in the attacks launched against Israel from the blockaded Gaza Strip in the morning.
A POLICE CENTER WAS CAPTURED
An armed group from the blockaded Gaza Strip seized a police station in the nearby city of Sderot.
According to the news of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Organization (KAN), the armed group that infiltrated Israeli regions from Gaza captured a police station in the city of Sderot. It was reported that the Israeli army entered into a conflict with armed groups and there were injuries. The Israeli army blocked the roads at the entrance of the city of Sderot.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared the area within a radius of 80 kilometers around the Gaza Strip as a military zone.
According to the news of Kanal12 television in Israel, 4 separate Palestinian armed groups from Gaza entered the surrounding settlements.
Images were shared on social media showing that armed groups infiltrating Israeli areas from Gaza were clashing in residential areas and injured Israelis. (AA)