Israeli forces conducted another ground raid in Gaza in advance of an expected invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
U.S. warplanes, meanwhile, struck targets in eastern Syria after attacks on U.S. forces by Iran-backed fighters, adding to regional tensions fuelled by the three-week-old Gaza war.
Hamas-ISIS is sick.
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 27, 2023
They turn hospitals into headquarters for their terror.
We just released intelligence proving it.
Here it is: pic.twitter.com/F82OxaIPN6
The Palestinian death toll passed 7,000 as Israel launched waves of airstrikes in response to the bloody Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
“Look how many I killed with my own hands! Your son killed Jews!”
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 24, 2023
Listen to a phone call of a Hamas terrorist calling home, bragging about how many people he massacred.
The whole world needs to hear this. pic.twitter.com/Xv0ykyxvrF
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack.
In addition, 229 people including foreigners, children and older adults were believed taken by Hamas during the incursion and remain in captivity in Gaza.
Four hostages were released earlier.