![]() ![]() In response to Israel’s aerial attacks, the spokesman of Hamas’ armed wing, Abu Obeida, said Monday night that the group will kill one Israeli civilian captive any time Israel targets civilians in their homes in Gaza “without prior warning.” Thousands have been wounded on both sides. In Gaza, more than 680 people have been killed, according to authorities there Israel says hundreds of Hamas fighters are among them. The Israeli military said more than 900 people already have been killed in Israel. Hamas and other militants in Gaza say they are holding more than 130 soldiers and civilians snatched from inside Israel. The Israeli military said it had largely gained control in the south after the attack caught its vaunted military and intelligence apparatus completely off guard and led to fierce battles in its streets for the first time in decades. In Gaza, tens of thousands fled their homes as relentless airstrikes leveled buildings. Rescue workers found 100 bodies in the tiny farming community of Be’eri - around 10% of its population - after a long hostage standoff with gunmen. In the war’s third day, Israel was still finding bodies from Hamas’ stunning weekend attack into southern Israeli towns. Hamas also escalated the conflict, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warnings. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies Monday in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN (Associated Press) ![]()
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