Lerato Mbhiza
The combined death toll from the Hamas attack on southern Israel has climbed to more than 1 100 as fighting between the two warring factions entered a third day.
Israeli troops fought to regain control of the desert around the Gaza Strip and evacuated people from the embattled border area on Monday, as the death toll from the war with Hamas kept rising.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel on Sunday to prepare for a “long and difficult” conflict a day after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise assault from Gaza, firing a barrage of rockets and sending a wave of fighters who gunned down civilians and took at least 100 hostages.
More than 700 Israelis have been killed since Hamas launched its large-scale attack, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday – the country’s worst losses since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Gaza officials reported
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