The toll included over 1,300 Israelis dead, more than 3,000 wounded, and at least 100 taken hostage. Tragically, it is estimated that over 100 citizens of other nations, including 25 Americans, lost their lives, with the death toll expected to rise.
Horrific images emerged of Hamas terrorists taking female hostages and parading them in the streets, while multiple beheaded children were found in the aftermath of the invasion.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “We are at war” and vowed that Hamas would face a price “it has never known.”
On the Palestinian side, Gaza health officials reported at least 1,400 Palestinians killed and more than 6,000 injured, underscoring the scale of the tragic conflict.
