Hamas claimed the retaliatory air strikes launched between Sunday night and Monday morning on the Gaza Strip by Tel Aviv killed four Israelis who had been taken there as hostages.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman of the Hamas armed wing, alleged: “The bombardment overnight and today on the Gaza Strip led to the killing of four of the enemy’s captives and their captors.”
The attack on Gaza City by Tel Aviv started hours after Hamas terrorists went on a rampage in areas near the strip of land, with gunmen shooting at Israelis and kidnapping some 100 people including soldiers, women and children.
Among those known to have been kidnapped is 25-year-old Noa Argamani, one of the attendees of the Supernova Festival interrupted on the dawn of Saturday by violent Hamas members.
A harrowing video shows the young woman pleading for her life while being carted away on a motorcycle under the eyes of her helpless boyfriend.
During its attacks on the weekend, Hamas also launched rockets at Tel Aviv, damaging several building in the capital city.
The spate of terrorist attacks by Hamas ended up killing more than 700 people.
More death came as a consequence of the Israeli strikes on Gaza City and the surrounding areas, with at least 413 Palestinians killed over the past three days.
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his country was “at war”, his Defence Minister said to have ordered a “complete siege” on Gaza.
Yoav Gallant said this morning: “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.”
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