2/ Israeli Air Force has begun conducting air strikes on Gaza Strip. In the meantime, the fence that marked the border between Gaza Strip and Israel is being torn down by Palestinian bulldozers.
5/ Israeli newspaper Haaretz, on the other hand, claims that IDF is, or at least was in the initial hours, in the state of complete chaos and confusion.
6/ Israeli civilians from border settlements claim that they were abandoned by IDF. There are reports of Israeli civilians being target of mass killings by Hamas militants in various settlements.
2/ Israeli Air Force has begun conducting air strikes on Gaza Strip. In the meantime, the fence that marked the border between Gaza Strip and Israel is being torn down by Palestinian bulldozers.
3/ Hamas militants have apparently currently present in at least ten settlements across the border, being on control of three (as of 12:09 UTC).
4/ IDF claims that the special forces have been sent to besieged settlement to deal with militants and that the operation should be over in hours.
5/ Israeli newspaper Haaretz, on the other hand, claims that IDF is, or at least was in the initial hours, in the state of complete chaos and confusion.
6/ Israeli civilians from border settlements claim that they were abandoned by IDF. There are reports of Israeli civilians being target of mass killings by Hamas militants in various settlements.
7/ Hamas claims that its forces captured IDF General Nimrod Aloni.