Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip as of Monday. This blockade includes a ban on the entry of essential supplies such as food, water, electricity, and fuel. This action by Israel is in retaliation against Hamas following their largest attack on the country in decades.
On Saturday, Israel officially declared a state of war starting at 06:30 a.m. local time. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are facing an unprecedented level of aggression from Hamas, the terrorist group based in Gaza.
Approximately 3,000 rockets have been fired into Israeli territory, terrorists have crossed into Israel’s borders, and civilians, including children and families, are under attack. The Israeli government has firmly stated that “Hamas will pay a heavy price for this inhumane attack against Israel.”
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched “Operation Swords of Iron” with the objective of retaliating against Hamas and safeguarding Israeli citizens from further harm. This military operation involves a well-coordinated effort among various branches of the IDF, including ground, air, and naval forces.
“We are setting up a complete siege of Gaza: No electricity, no food, no water, no gas. Everything is closed. We are fighting human animals. And we are acting accordingly,” Gallant said in a video statement.
הוריתי להטיל מצור מוחלט על עזה.
— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 9, 2023
אנחנו נלחמים בחיות אדם, ונוהגים בהתאם. pic.twitter.com/FhDizBKOSX
🚨: Israel’s Defense Minister has ordered a complete siege on #Gaza:
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) October 9, 2023
He said, "There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel. We are fighting human animals and we will act accordingly."#GlassIt
The military blockade was implemented after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a strong warning on Saturday to Hamas terrorists, pledging to use the full might of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to destroy Hamas’s capabilities in the wake of the terrorist attacks.
“We will destroy them and will forcefully avenge this dark day that they have forced on Israel and its citizens… All of the places which Hamas is deployed, hiding and operating in, that wicked city, we will turn them into rubble,” Netanyahu said.
In a direct message to the residents of Gaza, the Prime Minister said, “Leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere.” He revealed that the IDF is already “clearing the terrorists out of the last communities,” going “community by community, house by house,” to restore Israeli control.
“What Hamas will experience will be difficult and terrible … we are going to change the Middle East,” Netanyahu told officials from southern Israel on Sunday. “This is only the beginning … we are all with you and we will defeat them with force, enormous force.”
On Sunday, the Israeli Air Force shared video footage of their operation, targeting a facility linked to the leader of Hamas terrorist organization’s intelligence division.
Watch:
A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck a compound belonging to the head of the intelligence department in the Hamas terrorist organization.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
The IAF is currently continuing to strike terror targets in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/uSHsXGFNzz
Shuja’iyya, a “terror nest” for Hamas, was also struck down.
Dozens of fighter jets struck 150 targets in Shuja'iyya.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
Shuja'iyya is used as a "terror nest" for the Hamas terrorist organization. Many attacks against Israel originated in it, including during the recent invasion. pic.twitter.com/VNM5c2THVd
As reported by the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli aircraft conducted airstrikes on approximately 1,200 sites throughout the Gaza Strip from Saturday to Monday morning. These targets included facilities for storing and manufacturing weapons, command and control centers, rocket launch sites, and more.
Between Saturday and Monday morning, over 1,200 targets were hit by Israeli aircraft across the Gaza Strip, including weapons storage and manufacturing sites, command and control centers, rocket launchers and more.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 9, 2023
Today we doubled that number. pic.twitter.com/bRxZetbNqP
According to sources, Israeli forces took out the Gaza City Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transportation buildings.
🚨JUST IN: Israeli forces destroyed the Ministry of Finance building and the Ministry of Transportation building in Gaza City pic.twitter.com/P9aTOFwvTJ
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 9, 2023
More updates from the Israeli Air Force:
IAF strikes in recent hours in Beit Hanoun, Sajaiya, El-Furqan and Rimal in the Gaza Strip.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 9, 2023
We will continue to fight Hamas terrorists as long as necessary for the sake of the residents of the State of Israel. pic.twitter.com/zIT5bB1wd6
”Swords of Iron”
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
IDF: During the last hour, IDF fighter jets struck three military headquarters belonging to terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/ruzYf0agEt
A short while ago, the IAF struck ten Hamas terrorist organization targets; the targets were located in multi-story buildings used by the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/XiyXrzbSk6
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
Attached is footage of a strike on Hamas military targets located in multi-story buildings in the Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/iHqT7ta74Z
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
The IAF struck an aerial weapons production site used by the aerial forces belonging to the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in the city of Gaza, and a building including offices and storage units where the terrorist organization stores weapons and military equipment.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
A terrorist squad of six terrorists was thwarted by a UAV adjacent to the Nahal Oz Post.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 8, 2023
Two terrorist squads that attempted to infiltrate into Kibbutz Be'eri from the north and south were thwarted by a combined attack of two aircraft.
As Israel’s Defence Minister orders collective punishment of Gaza 'no electricity, no food, no fuel’, and Netanyahu vows to turn Gaza, population of 2.3 million, into rubble…
— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) October 9, 2023
Scenes of apocalypse in Gaza as Israel continues aerial bombardment ahead of a ground invasion pic.twitter.com/0WaLvQzEwQ
