Source: Mondoweiss.net
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past 24 hours as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip in response to “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.” It is reported that over 600 Israelis have been killed in the past 24 hours.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past 24 hours as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes – Israel’s response to “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, launched by Hamas on Saturday morning. It is reported that over 600 Israelis have been killed in the past 24 hours, which is more than in the first year-and-a-half of the second Intifada.
Hours after Hamas launched the operation, the largest Palestinian offensive on Israel in decades, Israel announced it was launching “Operation Iron Swords”, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, “Citizens of Israel, we are at war. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price.”
| Palestinians | Israelis | |
| Killed | 421 | 700 |
| Injured | >2,300 | >2,273 |
Airstrikes began just minutes after the Israeli operation was announced, shortly before 11 a.m. local time on Saturday. Airstrikes continued throughout Saturday afternoon and into the night, with Israeli airstrikes leveling entire residential buildings in the densely-populated Gaza Strip. Rocket fire from the Strip also continued into the night, with Hamas reporting more than 5,000 rockets fired into Israel.