2023-10-08 02:28:43
Israel’s security cabinet stated this Sunday that it has taken a series of “operational decisions intended to bring about the destruction of the military and governmental capabilities” of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamaswhich was carried out on Saturday an unprecedented attack from the Gaza Strip against Israeli territory, which has cost the lives of at least 300 of its citizens and 232 Palestinians following the response of the Jewish State.
A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel indicates that the decisions made by the Security Cabinet will take away Hamas and its ally, Islamic Jihad, “their ability and desire to threaten and harm to the citizens of Israel for many years.”
Among the decisions taken by the cabinet is stop the supply of electricity, fuel and goods to the Gaza Strip.
Previously, in a message published on his X account (formerly Twitter), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his country is “embarking on a long and difficult war”imposed by Hamas.
The first phase of the war, Netanyahu writes, involves “destroy most of the enemy forces” who have infiltrated Israel and killed civilians and soldiers.
Israel also launched an offensive in Gaza “and will continue without hesitation and without respite, until the objectives are achieved,” he said.
Separately, an Israeli military spokesman issued a message in Arabic to residents of the Gaza Strip to to seek refuge from the Israeli response, which is already in progress.
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The military spokesman told Gaza residents that “Hamas operations are forcing the Israeli Army to operate in their place of residence. For your safety, you must abandon it immediately.”
At least 1,600 Israelis and some 1,700 Palestinians have been injured and several dozen Israeli citizens have been kidnapped by Hamas militants and transferred to the Gaza Strip and distributed in various places in it, according to a spokesman for this group.
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