Israel: Death toll from Hamas attack rises to over 100, more than 900 injured

More than 100 people have been killed in the Hamas terror attack on Israel according to medical officials The Times of Israel reported citing Hebrewlanguage mediaAccording to the Health Ministry 908 injured people have been taken to hospital for treatment in the ongoing terror attack by Hamas on Israels southern and central region The Times of Israel reportedSome 800 people have been injured in the attacks which have included dozens of Hamas terrorists infiltrating Israel and gunning down soldiers and people Others were injured in rocket attacksIn a statement posted on X Israel Foreign Ministry stated At least 100 Israelis murdered and more than 900 wounded in terror attacks by Hamas terroristsWhile sharing the post on X Israel Foreign Ministry stated The fighting in southern Israel is still ongoing Our security forces are securing areas which are under attack by Hamas terrorists who infiltrated Israeli communities and who have taken civilians captiveThis comes after a barrage of rockets slammed into southern and central Israel after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Saturday morningTerror cells from the Gaza group have infiltrated a number of communities in the south of the country according to The Times of Israel report Hamas has also claimed to have kidnapped five IDF soldiers However IDF has not yet spoken on the reportThe Israel Defense Forces top spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari has said that Hamas has taken Israelis as hostages to the Gaza Strip The Times of Israel reportedSpeaking to reporters Hagari said Israeli soldiers have also been killed in the fighting He did not reveal the number of hostages or soldiers killed Hagari said there are still 22 locations of ongoing fighting in southern Israel including hostage situations in Beeri and OfakimHe said Israeli troops have reached all towns on the Gaza border and added that the forces are working to scan everyone according to The Times of Israel report According to Hagari four divisions are being deployed to the Gaza border joining 31 battalions that are already thereIn the first reaction to the surprise attack Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is at war further asserting that they will win itWe are at war not in an operation or in rounds but at war This morning Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack against the State of Israel and its citizens We have been in this since the early morning hours I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered first of all to clear out the communities that have been infiltrated by terrorists This currently is being carried out Netanyahu said in a video statementNetanyahu has ordered the mobilization of reserves He called on citizens of Israel to adhere to the directives of the Israel Defense Forces IDF and Home Front CommandNetanyahu said At the same time I have ordered an extensive mobilization of reserves and that we return fire of a magnitude that the enemy has not known The enemy will pay an unprecedented price In the meantime I call on the citizens of Israel to strictly adhere to the directives of the IDF and Home Front Command We are at war and we will win itThis 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