Israeli Defense Minister Says Ordered Complete Blockade of Gaza Strip
Hostilities have been raging around the Gaza Strip for the third day with the death toll reportedly rising over one thousand from both sides of the conflict. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold an urgent meeting with the Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Moscow on Monday in order to discuss the escalation around the Gaza Strip and a possible solution for the crisis. ● On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets toward Israeli territory and infiltrated it by land, sea and even paragliders, catching IDF (Israeli Army) off guard. The surprise move aimed "to liberate Palestinian lands" met support in several Middle Eastern countries while others cautioned to exercise restraint and urged for immediate ceasefire. ● The Israeli government launched Operation Swords of Iron in order to expulse Hamas and invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law which de facto implies a declaration of war.
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