- Gazans headed for shelters after fleeing their homes.
- Israeli police report “21 active scenes” in southern Israel.
- Emergency services dispatched to affected areas near Gaza.
5:32PM: According to Aljazeera, 313 Palestinians martyred and at least 600 Israelis died.
The Israeli death toll has risen to 200 as Hamas’s “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” rages on, while at least 232 Palestinians have so far been martyred and 1,610 wounded in the Gaza Strip in Israel’s retaliatory air strikes.
Quoting Israel’s health ministry, Israel’s N12 News said the ongoing Hamas attack claimed the lives of at least 200 Israelis and left more than 1,100 wounded.
The Palestinian health ministry said up until 4:20 pm (1320 GMT) there were “232 martyrs and 1,610 wounded with different injuries” in the conflict.
Palestinians across the world and the country are celebrating the highly coordinated assault, which totally blindsided Tel Aviv, proving to be historically successful for the resistance.
Pakistan expresses concern over ‘escalating violence’
Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar has expressed his profound concern over the escalating violence in the Middle East, emphasising the pressing need to address the “Palestine Question”.
“We urge restraint and protection of civilians. Enduring peace in the Middle East lies in a two state solution with a viable, contiguous, sovereign State of Palestine, founded on pre-1967 borders, with Al Quds Al-Sharif at its heart,” the wrote on on X.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, who is currently in Adiala Jail, has his point of view tweeted by his team.
Saudi Arabia urges immediate cessation of violence
In a statement, the foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia called for an immediate cessation of violence between Israel occupation forces and the Palestinians factions.
“We are following developments in the unprecedented situation between Palestinian factions and the occupation forces,” the state media quoted the Saudi foreign ministry.
Egypt calls for ‘maximum restraint’
Egypt warned of “grave consequences” from an escalation in tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in a statement from the foreign ministry carried by the state news agency on Saturday.
It called for “exercising maximum restraint and avoiding exposing civilians to further danger”.
