⚡️ "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

'Everyone is scared' as Israel hit by Hamas strikes – eyewitness to Sputnik

Local resident shared with Sputnik her feelings about the ongoing crisis.

💬 "So,I'm located in Ramat Gan, that's close to Tel Aviv. We've already had three sirens since the morning. I woke up at 6:30 because of this alarm”.

She added that residents of Israel are scared more or less.

💬 “My people, I know everyone is scared. I guess some people are more anxious than me. Some people are less interested. I have friends who are very, very scared about all the situation and want to move from Israel because of the constant situations like that”.

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📹 IDF fighter jets struck 17 military compounds and four operational command centers allegedly belonging to Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip

📹 Al-Qassam Brigades announce control of the Erez checkpoint in the northern Gaza Strip

Palestinians burn Israeli military equipment in the center of the Gaza Strip.

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📹 One of the missiles fired by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip hit a residential building in the center of Tel Aviv

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📹 Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas) have released drone footage showing a bomb falling on a group of Israeli soldiers during a battle

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📹 The Israeli air force is striking the northern Gaza Strip

Gaza residents share footage of heavy Israeli air strikes on the city on social media.

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📹 Footage has appeared on social networks allegedly showing an Israeli woman being kidnapped by Palestinians

🇮🇱 An emergency meeting of the Israeli government, chaired by Netanyahu, has commenced

Against the backdrop of escalating tensions, Netanyahu identified the primary objective for Israeli forces as clearing the areas under attack and restoring security. He also called upon Israelis to unite in order to achieve victory in the war.

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📹 Hamas fighters dropped a projectile from a drone on an Israeli military automatic machine gun

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📹 The site of a missile hit in a southern suburb of Tel Aviv, the city of Rishon Lezion

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