Airstrikes hammer Hamas targets as Israeli death toll rises to 1,200

The number of Israelis murdered during Hamas invasion of southern Israel over the weekend rose to 1200 on Wednesday morning as the Israel Defence Forces IDF continued to pummel Palestinian terror assets in the Gaza StripOvernight Tuesday the Israeli Air Force hit more than 200 targets in Gazas Al Furqan neighborhood which it called a terror nest for Hamas from which many activities against Israel are carried outIt was Israels third strike in the area in the past 24 hours according to the militaryThe IDF will continue to act powerfully against the infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hamas which aim terror against Israel and continues extensive waves of attacks in the Gaza Strip it addedAmong the Hamas targets hit across the Strip were weapons storage facilities command and control centers naval assets and more the military saidThe operational headquarters used by the rocket force of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization was also hitWe have released all restraints regained control of the border area and are moving to full offense Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops during a visit to the south on Tuesday nightYou will have the ability to change reality here You have seen the prices paid Hamas wanted a change in Gaza It will change 180 degrees from what it thought the minister said They will regret this moment Gaza will never return to what it was Whoever comes to decapitate murder women Holocaust survivorswe will eliminate them with all our might and without compromiseOn Wednesday IDF spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said that over the past 24 hours Israeli forces had killed 18 Palestinian terrorists who had infiltrated Israeli territory during Hamass Oct 7 assaultThese are the same terrorists who did not flee back to Gaza They are in hiding places near the border Thats why the scans are being conducted and there are tens of thousands of troops in the area surrounding the Strip said HagariThe IDF said on Tuesday that some 1500 Palestinian terrorists had been killed in Israel since Hamas launched its crossborder raid on Saturday morningHagari added that Hamas has fired some 5000 rockets at Israel since the war broke out targeting the south and center of the countryHe defined the elimination of senior Hamas terrorists as the militarys top priorityThe military is simultaneously reinforcing Israels northern frontier after Lebanons Hezbollah terror group took responsibility on Tuesday evening for firing antitank missiles at the Jewish stateAn IDF attack helicopter responded by striking a Hezbollah postThe IDF is prepared for all scenarios in all arenas and will continue to operate in order to protect Israeli civilians stated the militaryEarlier on Tuesday the IDF attacked two Hezbollah observation posts in Southern Lebanon with artillery fire after terrorists there fired rockets into IsraelAround 15 launches were detected from Lebanese territory Airdefence systems successfully intercepted four launches 10 launches fell in Lebanese territory the IDF confirmedMortar shells were also fired at Israel from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Tuesday eveningThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever