🚨Palestinian President Mahmut Abbas and King of Jordan Abdullah:
"We reject violence and adhere to international legitimacy, peaceful popular resistance, and political action as a path to achieving our national goals."
🚨 JUST IN: Saleh Al-Arouri continues:
-"Hamas abides by international laws of war and does not harm civilians or prisoners."
-"While there were individuals from Gaza who entered settlements and captured civilians, it is not part of our plan or principles."
-"We have our accounts in all fields, and all possibilities are open."
-"1,200 Al-Qassam members entered settlements and took control of the Gaza Division of the Israeli army quickly."
-"The (Israeli) occupation is aware that invading Gaza would lead to a disaster for its army."
-"Our defensive plan is stronger than the offensive plan, and it was ready before the attack."
-"The occupation targeted civilian areas and residential neighborhoods, not the military structure of the resistance."
-"For every enemy action, we have a plan in place."
🚨JUST IN - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin:
"We can never give up support for Israel or Ukraine"
"We will do our best to provide Israel with all the ammunition and military equipment it needs"
🚨JUST IN - French Ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre:
"At this point... there is no formal trace of a direct Iranian role,"
"There were, however, clear links between Tehran and Hamas"
Source: Reuters
🚨JUST IN - Ministry of Health in Gaza:
- 1,417 have been killed including:
- 447 children
-248 women
6,268 were wounded as a result of the Israeli attacks.
🚨Saleh Al-Arouri, Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas:
"This battle is just a round, and the enemy has not stopped targeting our people"
"The battle continues on the path to the freedom of our people and our right to live freely"
"This is an advanced battle on the path to the freedom of our people and the justice of our demands"
🚨NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg:
"The Israeli Minister of Defense informed us of the Hamas attacks and the response to them, and the allies agreed to condemn them"
"We warn any country or organization hostile to Israel to exploit the current circumstance"
"The situation in the Middle East is not reassuring, and there is concern that parties such as Hezbollah or Iran will take advantage of the situation"
"Israel has the right to self-defense and the protection of civilians is required"
🚨NATO Secretary-General: "We warn any country or organization hostile to Israel to exploit the current circumstance."
"The Israeli Minister of Defense informed us of the Hamas attacks and the response to them, and the allies agreed to condemn them."
🚨The Jewish Federation of New York (UJA): Responding to the call of Israel's Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi, the UJA donated $300,000 to the Sderot Foundation.
🚨IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halev SPEAKS:
"We are five days after a murderous, brutal, and surprising incident. The slaughter by the murderous Hamas terrorists, the human animals, our children, our wives, and our people, is animalistic, it is inhumane. The IDF is fighting merciless terrorists who have committed unimaginable acts,"
"Yahya Sinwar, the ruler of the Gaza Strip, decided on this horrible attack, and therefore he and the entire system under him are doomed. We will attack them, we will dismantle them, dismantle their system,"
"The IDF is responsible for the security of the country and its citizens, and on Saturday morning in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip, we did not handle it. We will learn, we will investigate, but now is the time for war,"
"We will do everything to return the hostages back home."
"We are killing many terrorists, many commanders, destroying terror infrastructure that supported this terrible, brutal crime,"
"Gaza will not look the same,"
🚨Islamic Jihad: ''We condemn the hateful statements made by the US Secretary of State... Blinken seeks to intimidate the people of our nation and gives Israel cover to commit massacres and war crimes''
🚨JUST IN - Islamic Jihad Movement: "Blinken’s statements confirm that the American administration is the sponsor of Zionist terrorism against our people and our families."
🚨FOOTAGE: Trump comments on the ongoing security situation in Israel and criticizes the Bidens administration
''The National Defence Minister or somebody says 'I hope Hezbollah don't attack from the North', so the following morning they attacked. They might not have been doing it, but if you are listening to this jerk, you would attack''