On the morning of Saturday, October 7, Israel woke up to an alarm after a surprise attack by the Islamic group Hamas using rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Sirens were heard in cities such as Tel Aviv and Beersheba as large numbers of armed Palestinians broke through Israeli-controlled walls and entered Israeli soil.
The Palestinians not only caused hundreds of deaths, but also took dozens of hostages.
The Israeli Prime Minister reacted quickly and declared “war” on Hamas.
“We are at war. Not during an operation, these are not rounds of combat, this is war,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Netanyahu rejects ceasefire, guarantees he will eliminate Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that the country will not surrender to Hamas and there will be no ceasefire. The information was provided at a press conference and quoted by Reuters.
Netanyahu called the conflict with the Islamic militant group a battle between “civilization and barbarism” and appealed for help from allied countries.
The Israeli said that the country’s forces will not stop until Hamas is eliminated.
Israelis in Portugal display images of hostages to attract public attention
Images of some of the 229 Israeli hostages kidnapped by the Islamic extremist movement Hamas are on display this Monday in Porto and Lisbon to raise Portuguese awareness of the situation in the Gaza Strip.
“This is a local initiative of Israelis and Jews in Portugal, mainly in Lisbon, because we are concerned citizens,” said one of the organizers, Eyal Goldman, who lives in Porto.
The initiator of the initiative stated that the idea is to “call on humanity and the people of Portugal to support this international call of Portugal”, recalling that “more than 230 people were kidnapped, including 18 elderly people over 75 years old, and there are 33 minor hostages” .
“Many have seen their parents and family members killed in front of them and kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization into Gaza without any help or family,” he said. “Without any political issue, we call on people to condemn this situation and demand his immediate release,” he added.
The images of the hostages began to be exhibited this Monday in Lisbon, in the Parque Eduardo VII, and in Porto, on the Avenida dos Aliados.
US promotes preventative measures against anti-Semitism at universities
US authorities announced this Monday new preventive measures to combat recent acts of anti-Semitism on US university campuses, while open war between the Islamist movement Hamas and Israel continues.
Senior U.S. Education Department officials will visit the universities of San Francisco, St. Louis and Maine to discuss and address anti-Semitism, followed by university centers in New York and Baltimore, according to the White House.
The visits will also include the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, with the goal of maintaining dialogue with Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities indirectly affected by events in the Middle East.
UK maintains ‘substantial’ level of alert after national security meeting
The British government has decided to keep the UK’s terrorism threat level unchanged at “substantial” at a meeting on security in the country as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has confirmed.
The so-called COBRA committee was convened to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and analyze the impact that the crisis could have on the risk of domestic terrorist attacks.
In statements broadcast on Sky News, Braverman referred to London Police Commissioner Mark Rowley’s statements over the weekend that there was an “increased threat of terrorism due to what is happening” and that it was “very important to pay attention to the evolving situation.”
Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas freed during ground operation in Gaza Strip
An Israeli soldier was released this Monday by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a ground military operation, the Israeli army reported, citing Reuters.
Israeli forces said the soldier, identified as Ori Megidish, was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. Megidish underwent a medical examination and is fine.
According to ReutersNo details about the circumstances of the release have been released.
Jewish communities in Spain warn of rising anti-Semitism
Jewish communities in Spain warned this Monday of an outbreak of anti-Semitism in the country in recent weeks, especially on social networks, and considered statements by some Spanish ministers about Israel as anti-Semitic.
“There is great concern because what happened has not happened in Spain for many years,” said Isaac Benzaquen, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain.
Among the situations recorded in recent weeks in Spain, in addition to messages and statements on social networks, is an attack on a hotel in Barcelona owned by Israelis, paintings in private homes and an incident in a synagogue in the city of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in northern Africa, Isaac Benzaquen said.
Netanyahu condemns video of hostages released by Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu, quoted by the agency ReutersClassified as “violent psychological propaganda,” a video published this Monday by Hamas in which a hostage accused the Israeli Prime Minister of “political failure.”
Missile warning sirens sound in Jerusalem
Missile sirens sounded and explosions were heard in Jerusalem, Israel, on Monday, journalists from the French news agency AFP reported today.
According to journalists present at the scene, the sirens sounded at 14:29 (12:29 in Lisbon) and five explosions were immediately heard.
Israeli media also reported that a rocket fell near the settlement of Efrat, located in the Bethlehem area in the West Bank, 15 kilometers from Jerusalem.
World Bank warns of risks to oil and food prices
The World Bank warned this Monday that escalating conflict in the Middle East could push oil prices to uncharted levels, which could impact global food price increases.
According to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Market Outlook report, “the global economy is now much better prepared to cope with large oil price shocks than it was in the 1970s.”
But the escalating war between Israel and Hamas, combined with “disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could push global commodity markets” into uncharted territory.
“You are killing us”: Hamas hostages accuse Netanyahu of Israel’s “political failure”
This Monday, a group of Hamas hostages left a message for Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a video released by an Islamic group, one prisoner accused Israel’s prime minister of being a “political failure.”
“No one protected us. We are innocent citizens who pay taxes to Israel. We are in captivity. You are killing us,” the hostage said.
“Isn’t the number of Israeli citizens killed enough?” – he asked.
Israeli tanks entered the outskirts of Gaza City
Witnesses from the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli tanks entered an area on the outskirts of Gaza City this Monday, reports the French agency AFP.
Sources quoted by AFP said Israeli forces had cut the Salahedeen road connecting the north and south of the Gaza Strip.
EFE also reported the presence of Israeli tanks on the main artery of the Palestinian enclave.
Israeli police seriously injured in stabbing in Jerusalem
An Israeli police officer was stabbed and seriously injured near a Jerusalem train station, a newspaper reported. Times of Israel. The victim is provided with medical assistance on the spot.
The police shot the attacker.
Four Palestinians killed in northern West Bank in Israeli attack
Israeli forces have killed four Palestinians in an attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the victims of the “occupation bullets” are between 23 and 28 years old.
According to Palestinian media, one of the dead, Wim Hanoun, was the leader of Islamic Jihad and the founder of the Jenin Brigade, an armed group that unites all the militia present in the camp, formed just over a year ago and which was gaining strength.
At least 60 arrested and 20 injured as Israelis and Jews are harassed at a Russian airport
At least 60 people were detained and more than 20 were injured Sunday at the airport in the capital of the Muslim-majority Russian republic of Dagestan, where a crowd searched for Israelis and Jews, authorities said.
Among those injured at Makhachkala airport were nine police officers, two of whom were hospitalized, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus Federal District reported and added that more than 150 riot participants had been identified.
Israeli army says it has killed ‘hundreds of militants’ in Gaza Strip
The Israeli army said it had killed “dozens of fighters” from Islamic militias barricaded in buildings and tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
According to the statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) explained that “these terrorists” were trying to attack Israeli troops.
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