In a turn of events, Hamas initiated “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” by launching an extensive rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, resulting in at least 22 Israeli fatalities and over 500 injuries, as reported by Al Jazeera on Saturday.
The magnitude of this unprecedented attack has left Israelis in a state of tremendous shock and uncertainty. The rocket barrages targeted various areas in southern Israel, causing widespread fear and damage.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent on the ground shared the harrowing experience of Israelis during the attack. He reported that several villages and towns were not only targeted but also captured by Hamas, an alarming development never seen before in this conflict.
“This took a lot of planning, strategizing from Hamas,” Reynolds emphasized, highlighting the calculated nature of this attack.
In response to the massive rocket barrage, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Palestine, asserting that Hamas had made a “grave mistake.”
The Israeli military promptly retaliated to the Palestinian attacks by launching airstrikes into Gaza, resulting in heavy explosions that reverberated throughout the region.
This attack marked an unprecedented infiltration by an unknown number of Hamas gunmen into Israel from Gaza, creating one of the most serious escalations.
