Posted on 10/10/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Live Updates:
Tuesday: 3:50 p.m. Hamas warns residents of the southern coastal city of Ashkelon to evacuate by 5 p.m., NBC News reports.
Tuesday: 3:24 p.m. Red alert sirens activated in Tel Aviv and many communities in central Israel, signaling a massive rocket barrage from Gaza.
Tuesday: 3:20 p.m. Red alert sirens activated in Kfar Aza, other southern communities.
Tuesday: 3:00 p.m. Red alert sirens activated in Sderot area, Gaza periphery.
Tuesday: 3:00 p.m. The IDF confirmed that security forces eliminated four terrorists in the Zikim Beach area.
Tuesday, 2:54 p.m.: One person has been reported dead and two others are injured following the missile barrage on the Eshkol area.
Tuesday, 2:52 p.m.: The number of people injured since the start of the war with Hamas has risen to 2,806; the official number of dead remains at 900.
Sirens are now sounding in Israeli communities near Gaza.
Tuesday, 2:48 p.m.: An official source in Britain told BBC that there is a concern that over 10 British citizens may be missing or have been murdered in the Hamas attack.
Tuesday, 2:43 p.m.: Following sirens which sounded near the Gaza border, there are initial reports that two people sustained injuries after a rocket landed in Eshkol.
Tuesday, 2:07 p.m.: Israel has warned Egypt that if it provides supplies to Gaza, "we will blow up trucks," Nir Dvori reported.
Tuesday, 1:32 p.m.: The IDF has identified a target moving towards Israeli territory, and fired an intercept towards it.
Tuesday, 12:39 p.m.: Sirens sound in Be'er Sheva, Omer, and Laqiya.
Tuesday, 11:47 a.m.: The IDF has reported that there is no threat of an aerial infiltration in the Golan Heights or the Galilee. "There is no concern of a security incident," a spokesman confirmed.
Tuesday, 11:10 a.m.: IDF: A report was received regarding a suspected aerial infiltration in the area of the Golan Heights and the Upper Galilee. IDF soldiers are directing IDF aircraft and conducting searches in the area. Details to follow.
Tuesday, 11:04 a.m.: Israel estimates that at least 1,500 terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory on Saturday morning.
Tuesday, 10:44 a.m.: An IDF spokesperson has reported that there are 123 dead, and 50 families of captives have been notified.
Tuesday, 9:20 a.m.: The Health Ministry has reported that 544 of those injured in the attack are hospitalized, and 129 of them are critically or seriously injured.
Tuesday, 4:21 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Kfar Aza and Sa'ad, located near the Gaza border.
Tuesday, 4:00 a.m.: Sirens were sounded in communities located near the Gaza border.
Tuesday, 3:56 a.m.: Additional sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.
Tuesday, 3:38 a.m.: Sirens in Nahal Oz and Alumim.
Tuesday, 3:31 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Gaza envelope region.
Tuesday, 2:50 a.m.: IDF soldiers exchanged fire with several terrorists at the Saad junction in the Gaza envelope. One terrorist was killed.
Tuesday, 2:40 a.m.: Sirens were sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip. The IDF is investigating.