#Israel 's army says it's launched localised raids inside #Gaza, as the #IDF puts it, "to eliminate the threat of terrorist cells and infrastructure".

#IDF entered #Gaza to search for hostages - #Israeli Airforce

The Israeli Airforce acct posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that over the last 24 hours the Israeli Army carried out "local raids" in the territory of the Gaza Strip. The post says:
"Infantry and armored forces searched and gathered in the area for findings that may help in the effort to locate the missing and thwarted terrorist infrastructure and terrorist cells found in the area."

' #Israel had intel on #Hamas activity but didn't put #Gaza border on high alert'
By Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/12/hamas-attack-israel-intelligence-failure-high-alert-shen-bet
'several high-level consultations took place on Friday night to try to understand what the new intelligence meant. #IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and Aharon Haliva, head of military intelligence, participated in some of these consultations.'

On the #hostages v i24news:
' #IDF has notified the families of 120 hostages being held by #Hamas in the #Gaza Strip'

Would it refer to #Israeli soldiers being kept as hostages?

Previously there was talk of about 150 people altogether taken from #Israel

"You will be able to return to Gaza City only when another announcement permitting it is made," Israeli officials said in the statement to Gaza residents.

The #evacuation order is part of #Israel 's "humanitarian measures" in the #Gaza Strip, says #IDF spox Jonathan Conricus:"Civilians are not our enemy."

He said the military wants to minimise civilian casualties as it strikes targets in the Gaza Strip, and that it remains fully committed to the laws of international armed conflict.

Milo described how the #Gaza Border community's security teams "have fought bravely," noting especially the female fighters and commanders' role in stopping #Hamas militants. They have all "demonstrated extraordinary fighting skills - If anyone had any other thoughts, I think what happened leaves no doubt about the combat capabilities of the #IDF female fighters."

Milo stressed that his command's current main task is the #evacuation of residents who are still in the Gaza-Border communities

V Haaretz:
#Israel 's Home Front Command Commander Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo said 'that the #IDF is focused on defending civilians and killing terrorists. Milo added that the command is working with local authorities and that he discovered "shock and a big break in their trust in us" – along with what he called "a very big realisation and understanding that we must stand up and help the residents. There's no doubt that any breach of trust requires time to heal."
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And here's another line from the #Israeli military update - #IDF spox Jonathan Conricus says that #Hamas militants did behead babies during their deadly wave of attacks at the weekend.

Conricus says a coroner who visited the aftermath of the massacre at Kibbutz Be'eri had seen the children's bodies and confirmed how they died.

#Israel 's military #IDF says its latest air strikes in #Gaza are aiming to destroy a network of #tunnels that has for decades served as an operations centre for #Hamas , built over the years since Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007

"The Israeli Air Force has been striking a lot of neighbourhoods in Gaza. What we are doing is prioritising striking commanders, senior leaders of Hamas in all echelons," an IDF spox said.

"Whatever it is, if it belongs to Hamas, we are striking it."

#Israel Defense Forces #IDF said that 1,200 #Israelis had been massacred by #Hamas gunmen over the weekend with the death toll expected to rise.

The #Palestinian health ministry says 1,200 people have died since Israel started airstrikes in #Gaza
#hamas

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US president Joe #Biden said that he had seen pictures of beheaded children among the casualties in #Israel - a claim that has circulated around social media and in some reports, but that has not been confirmed by the Israeli Defence Forces #IDF
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6527207bfd63b979e1acd204%26Biden%20says%20he%20saw%20pictures%20of%20%27terrorists%20beheading%20children%27%262023-10-11T22%3A37%3A56.399Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:30504b32-f5ec-4b14-a3b9-89512aab5c0e&pinned_post_asset_id=6527207bfd63b979e1acd204&pinned_post_type=share
#Gaza #hamas

The #IDF announced that the number of #Israeli soldiers killed has risen to 189 and that they have informed the families of 60 #captives of their situation.
#Israel #Gaza #hamas

V i24news:
'Anti-tank missile fire in northern #Israel near #Lebanon border

#IDF confirms no infiltration occurred on the northern border

Arab media reports 9 missiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel'

V afp:
The #IDF said it had responded with artillery fire after shells were launched at the #Golan Heights, a territory #Israel had occupied since 1967.

"Soldiers are responding with artillery and mortar shells toward the origin of the launching in #Syria," said an #Israeli army statement

The army claims there have been "a number of launches from Syria into Israeli territory".

A military spokesman told AFP it appeared to have been mortar fire.

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In #Gaza, a humanitarian worker told the #BBC that there is "nowhere safe" for people to go.

Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets have struck more than 200 targets in the Al-Furqan neighborhood in Gaza, believed to be the hotspot from where #Hamas devises and executes their attacks. The #Israel Defense Forces #IDF say this is the third counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours

US President Joe Biden condemned Hamas' unprecendented assault on Israel as “sheer evil”. (cont.)