INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The IDF said it also struck a command center used by Islamic Jihad, another Iran-backed terror group based in the Hamas-run Gaza
Richard Hecht told journalists Monday morning, acknowledging the ongoing battles in southern Israel three days after Hamas launched its
unprecedented attack on the Jewish state.Death toll mounts as Israel bolsters Gaza blockadeAn Israeli embassy spokesperson said Monday the
death toll has risen to at least 900 Israelis
Another 2,500 were reported wounded, and IDF spokesperson told CBS News on Monday.More than 250 of the dead were people who had been
attending a music festival near the border with Gaza when gunmen attacked.At least 11 U.S
nationals were among the dead, President Biden said in a statement Monday afternoon
Biden said.An undetermined number of Americans remained missing.Israel made it clear that it wants vengeance, and in the Gaza Strip,
retribution was falling from the sky
The airstrikes had killed more than 687 people as of Monday, including at least 140 children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health
been relentless since Saturday
While Israel insists it is targeting Hamas and other terror groups, it has long accused those militants of positioning both fighters and
weapons in or near civilian infrastructure.Houses, apartment buildings and mosques were all among the targets hit overnight, most of them
humanitarian agency in the Palestinian territories, UNRWA, were full of displaced people looking for any safety they could find.Israeli
been locked in a cycle of violence with Palestinian militant groups for decades, but what happened on Saturday was unprecedented
Hundreds of Hamas militants broke through the steel and concrete barrier that Israel has used for decades to contain Palestinians inside
Israeli towns and cities.The gunmen from the group, which has long been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S
and Israel, went on a rampage, slaughtering civilians in the streets, engaging Israeli security forces with deadly effect, and kidnapping
it can use as leverage against its enemy.One of the captives is Noa Argamani, a university student who was hauled away on the back of a
spies to infiltrate Hamas, told CBS News
