Death toll from Hamas attack in Israel exceeds 600

As a result of the Hamas attack on Israel, more than 600 citizens of the country were killed and more than 2,000 people were injured, the state broadcaster Kan reported.

The Times of Israel, citing official data, also writesthat more than 500 people have been killed since October 7, among them dozens of soldiers and police who fought with terrorists.

According to the Ministry of Health, the number of wounded in hospitals has reached 2048, 20 citizens are in critical condition, and 330 seriously injured Israelis have been recorded.

Earlier it became known about the death in Israel of two Thai citizens and wounded two Belarusians as a result of rocket attacks on the city of Ashkelon in southwestern Israel. The Israeli ambassador to Moscow said that Russian citizens could be among those abducted by Hamas.

For the second day, Israel has been in a state of military conflict. On the morning of October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas began shelling the country from the Gaza Strip under its control, calling it the military operation “Al-Aqsa Flood”. The militant attack was a response to Israel’s alleged repeated violations of red lines at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The group’s militants broke into Israeli territory, establishing temporary control over a number of settlements, where they captured hostages from both military and civilians.

On the morning of October 7, the Israeli army announced a “state of readiness for war,” and the country’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant approved the conscription of reservists into the army. An operation called “Iron Swords” was announced in the country. Last night, the Israel Defense Forces attacked ten targets of the Palestinian group, including the movement’s intelligence headquarters.