⚡️After the escalation of the situation in Israel, the first data on casualties appeared: according to media reports, about 80 victims were brought to one of the hospitals in connection with the rocket attacks

⚡️ Israel defense forces announced start of ‘Iron Swords’ operation in Gaza Strip

🗣 Israeli Defense Minister Gallant says Hamas militants made a "grave mistake" by launching an unexpected missiles strike on Israel and infiltrating towns on the Gaza border

⚡️ At least five people were killed and more than 100 injured with varying degrees of severity as a result of rocket attacks on Israeli territory, Israeli media reports

❗️ The military wing of the Hamas Palestinian movement announced the start of an operation against Israel, claims to have fired more than 5,000 missiles

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the progress on the state defense order during his visit to Krasmash in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and observed the production units of the enterprise and the serial production of fifth-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles Sarmat

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⚡️ The number of people injured by shelling in Israel has exceeded 200, Israeli media reported

Israeli police estimated the number of infiltrating militants at 60 in 14 areas, Israeli media reported.

⚡️ Hamas announced the capture of over 35 Israeli soldiers and civilians, Arab media reported, citing a representative of the movement's military wing

🇮🇱 Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is in a state of "war" and not in an operational format, promised that the enemy will "pay the price"

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📹 HAMAS militants launched a new rocket attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip

According to the Israeli army, more than 2,000 rockets were fired from Gaza, and some of the infiltrated militants are still in the country.

🇵🇸 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held an emergency meeting with a number of officials during which he emphasized the right of the Palestinian people to self-defense against Israeli troops and settlers, according to a report

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📹 А Palestinian drone appears to have destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank, according to a video on social media

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The number of victims in the worsening situation in Israel has risen to 545 people, according to local media reports

The ambulance service reports that the number of Israelis killed in militant attacks from the Gaza Strip has reached 22, including one medic.

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⚡️ "We support Operation Assault on Al-Aqsa launched by HAMAS, and we are confident that the Resistance Front also supports it," Yahya Rahim Safavi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader on military affairs, has said

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⚡️ State of emergency declared across Israel, reports say

⚡️Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry: Saudi Arabia calls for an immediate end to the escalation between the Israeli and Palestinian sides, protection of civilians and restraint

🗣 Russia is monitoring the situation with NATO's military activity in Europe to plan a response, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik

UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps said on October 1 that the UK is deploying Typhoon fighter jets to Poland to protect its NATO ally from an alleged threat from Russia.

She said this deployment actually means the West's air support for the group of troops in eastern Poland, on the borders of the Russia-Belarus Union State.

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⚡️ The Israeli Air Force reported that it carried out strikes on 17 military targets and four Hamas command centers in the Gaza Strip