According to Israeli media on Sunday, the death toll from Saturday's major attack by Hamas on Israel has increased to 300; more than 1,000 people have also been injured, and the Palestinian gunmen managed to flee with scores of captives, including military personnel.
When Israel retaliated with one of its most deadly days of retaliation attacks, more than 300 Gazans were also slain. Evening time saw more fighting.
According to the Palestinian Authority's health ministry, since Saturday, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have claimed the lives of at least 313 Palestinians, including 20 children, and injured close to 2,000 others.
A day after hundreds of Hamas fighters entered Israel using trucks, boats, and even paragliders, military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, "We'll reach every community until we kill every terrorist in Israel."
He told reporters, "Our mission for the next 24 hours is to evacuate all residents" from neighborhoods near the Gaza Strip.
Seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank over the same time period, according to the study.
According to a statement from the health ministry, six of them—including a 13-year-old boy—were killed while engaging in separate stone-throwing altercations, while the seventh man was killed while attempting to stab an Israeli.
According to Hamas, the destruction of the Al Aqsa Mosque and Israeli atrocities against Palestinians over the years prompted their unprecedented land, air, and sea onslaught. According to Al Jazeera, they include the 16-year siege of Gaza, Israeli incursions within West Bank communities during the previous year, an increase in settler violence against Palestinians, and the expansion of illegal settlements.
The moment has come "for the enemy to understand they cannot keep going without consequences," according to Mohammed Deif, a leader in the Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to turn the besieged Palestinian enclave into a “deserted island”.