Israel-Palestine war: First week ends with over 2,500 Palestinians, 1,400 Israelis killed
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Hamas said that the United States’ plan to provide increased military aid to Israel amounts to "aggression" against Palestinians, after Washington ordered navy ships and warplanes closer to Israel.
"The announcement that the US will provide an aircraft carrier to support the occupation (Israel) is actual participation in the aggression against our people," Hamas said in a statement today.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Hamas' Izzideen al-Qassam Brigades, announced late on Sunday that even more Israelis have been captured today and are being held hostage.
He also added that fighting is still ongoing inside Israel, across several locations.
The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, warned the international community against reiterations underlining Israel’s “right to self-defence”, as such messaging “will be interpreted by Israel as [a] licence to kill, to pursue on the very path that led us here”.
"317 Palestinians or even more were killed in a single day, including children, some of them just a few months old, or entire families who were killed together," Mansour said, ahead of a closed-door discussion at the UN Security Council; "Will this bring security? Will it advance peace?" he asked.
The British government has asked that all UK government buildings fly the Israeli flag and use "appropriate" coloured lighting to show solidarity to Israeli victims.
Earlier today, a large projection of the Israeli flag was lit up on Ten Downing Street.
Israeli air forces have struck the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City, hitting 150 targets, an army spokesperson posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
“About a hundred tons of ammunition were dropped in the attack,” the spokesperson said, alleging that the neighbourhood is a “terror nest for Hamas”.
Video footage shows Egyptian fans chanting in solidarity with Palestinians during a match between the football teams Al-Ahly and Ismaily in the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have scheduled for their respective representatives to meet tomorrow, in order to discuss the inclusion of Gantz's National Unity party in the emergency government.
The death toll in Israel has continued to mount since Hamas launched its attack early on Saturday morning.
While the total number of those killed in the attacks is yet to be confirmed, it is expected to grow in the coming days.
The attack on Israel has been described as unprecedented and a complete surprise for Israel.
In this graphic, Middle East Eye takes a look at some of the highest Israeli casualties over the years.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced that it will be postponing the Israel and Switzerland Euro 2024 qualifier set for next week.
The game was set to take place on 12 October, but will now be rescheduled.
“In light of the current security situation in Israel, UEFA has decided to postpone all matches scheduled in Israel in the next couple of weeks with new dates to be confirmed in due course,” UEFA said in a statement.
Palestinians have carried out at least 48 shooting attacks against Israeli targets in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza attack on Saturday morning, according to Palestinian information centre, Moota.
Shootings have been reported in Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, and other places. There are no immediate reports of Israeli casualties in the West Bank.
Israeli fire has killed at least 11 Palestinians since Saturday morning in the occupied West Bank, including a 13-year-old boy, with dozens more wounded.
Israeli forces have shot dead a third Palestinian in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to Palestine’s Ministry of Health.
According to the health ministry, the victim of the shooting was in a critical condition after being shot in the chest and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The victim has been identified as Mohammed Jawad Abd al-Rahman Zagheer, and is 21-years old.
Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Ministry of health.
Local media have also reported shootings taking place at the Qalandia checkpoint.
Translation: Fire exchange with [Israeli] occupation forces at Qalandiya military checkpoint north of Jerusalem
The Islamic Jihad commander says that his group alone has 30 captives.
The secretary general of Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nahala, said that the prisoners “will not be returned home except in exchange for the release of prisoners".
"It is quite clear that the enemy is broken. Already in the early hours, he begged for assistance from his first ally, the United States, which is the chief of villains in the world."
Palestinian journalist and Gaza-based human rights activist Maha Hussaini says that for Palestinians, “being at war is an enduring reality that has shaped their daily lives for the past seven decades”.
According to Hussaini, Palestinians have been facing war crimes at the hands of Israel since the Nakba in 1948, which resulted in the forcible displacement of 750,000 Palestinians.
Hussaini believes while Hamas’ attacks on Israel may be seen as surprising to many, “an escalation of events was undoubtedly expected, given Israel's tightening of restrictions and the rise in assaults across the occupied Palestinian territories during the past few months”.
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Israeli aircraft have targeted homes with families in them in the Sheikh Ajilin area, south of Gaza City, according to Palestine’s Ministry of Information (MOI).
According to the MOI, there have been an unidentified number of fatalities and wounded individuals at the scene.
Residents in Gaza have been advised to not gather outside in large numbers, to prepare emergency bags containing all of their belongings and documents and not to respond to any calls or messages from unknown sources.
