Hamas Kills 700 Israeli Civilians, 400 Gaza Residents Fall Victim to Retaliation

Calls for restraint came from around the world, although Western nations mostly supported Israel, while Iran, Hezbollah, and protesters in various Middle Eastern countries praised Hamas.

In southern Israel on Sunday, armed Hamas fighters were still battling Israeli security forces more than 24 hours after their surprise rocket attacks, and a group of armed men stormed military bases and border towns.

"My two little girls, they are still babies. They are not even five years old and three years old," said Yoni Asher, describing a video of Palestinian gunmen capturing his wife and two young daughters after he took them to visit their grandmother.

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Uri David said in a press conference that he spent 30 minutes on the phone with his two daughters, Tair and Odaya, during the attack until they stopped responding, and he did not know their fate.

The Israeli military, criticized for failing to thwart the attacks, said they had retaken most infiltration points along the security barrier, killing hundreds of attackers and detaining dozens more.