The Israeli prime minister’s warning impacts more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, trapped between Egypt and Israel at the centre of a 16-year blockade.
Israel’s retaliatory war on Hamas promises to be long, bloody and destructive, escalating the already unprecedented violence as a defiant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to turn parts of the Gaza Strip to ruins.
Local media reports described active hostage situations involving children, with families across Israel turning to social media to report loved ones who had gone missing, among them young revellers who had been at a music festival stormed by armed militants. “All the places that Hamas hides in, operates from, we will turn them into ruins,” Netanyahu said. “Get out of there now.”
In a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Abbas said “injustice” inflicted on Palestinians was fuelling the conflict. Since the assault began, it has launched airstrikes flattening residential buildings in giant explosions, including a 14-storey tower that held dozens of apartments as well as Hamas offices in central Gaza City.
Saudi Arabia has called for an end to the violence, but said the situation had been inflamed by Israel depriving Palestinians of their rights. Iran, which has provided extensive funding and arms support to Hamas also described Saturday’s attack on Israel as an act of self-defence by Palestinians.
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