Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has 'only started' fierce offensive in Gaza after Hamas attack
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has 'only started' a fierce offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’ unprecedented attack on his country.
Mr Netanyahu delivered the pronouncement in a nationally televised address as Israel pressed ahead with a third day of airstrikes in Gaza. “We have only started striking Hamas,” he said. “What we will do to our enemies in the coming days will reverberate with them for generations.” READ MORE "I saw more death than ever in my life" - Woman gives harrowing account of attack on music festival in Israel READ MORE Jewish leaders working alongside Greater Manchester Police on security operations after conflict in Israel Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for the attacks by Hamas, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides.
Hamas also escalated on Monday, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warning. In the war’s third day, Israel was still finding bodies from Hamas’ weekend attack into southern Israeli towns, as the devastated families of Brits have paid tribute to their loved ones killed or missing in Israel.
Bernard Cowan, 57, who grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, reportedly died on Saturday. His heartbroken brother Colin shared the news on Facebook, stating that "we are all devastated".
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