Gaza experienced a deadly day, Israelis were `red-eyed` looking for relatives

(Dan Tri) – Two days after the Palestinian armed force Hamas attacked Israel, civilians on both sides of the front line are facing great losses, with hundreds of people dead and missing.

Palestinians in Gaza dig through rubble after an Israeli airstrike (Photo: Reuters).

Reuters reported that the Gaza Strip experienced its deadliest day in the past 15 years after Hamas suddenly attacked Israel on October 7 and Tel Aviv responded with air strikes.

Officials in Gaza said that in the past 24 hours, nearly 300 Palestinians were killed.

Israeli officials recorded that 700 people were killed after Hamas attacks and dozens more were taken hostage.

The Health Authority in the Gaza Strip controlled by Hamas said that to date, 370 Palestinians have been killed and 2,200 others injured.

In Gaza, Sabreen Abu Daqqa, who was dug by rescue teams from the rubble of collapsed houses in Khan Younis, woke up in the hospital to find that three of her children had died, two others were injured and

`Everything collapsed on us. My children were around me,` she recounted in a weak voice.

She called out to her child from under the rubble but heard no response.

The Israeli military said it has so far destroyed 800 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Home to about 2 million people, Hamas has run Gaza since it seized control of the narrow strip of land in 2007. When Israeli air strikes began on October 7, thousands of Palestinians

UNRWA, the United Nations agency that provides essential services to Palestinians, said at least 70,000 Palestinians are sheltering in 64 schools it operates in the Gaza Strip, with the number likely to rise.

`Civilians must be protected at all times, including during fighting. UNRWA supports the call for all parties to reach an immediate ceasefire and end violence everywhere,` UNRWA said.

Ashraf Al-Qidra, a spokesman for Gaza’s health authority, said that hospitals were overloaded and had to rely on old generators after Israel cut off 120 megawatts of electricity it supplied to the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Israel Katz, Israel’s Energy Minister, announced on October 7 that the country would cut off the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip, declaring `what has existed until now will no longer exist`.

Israelis are `red-eyed` waiting for news of their loved ones

Israelis ran into the streets after Hamas rockets attacked Ashkelon on October 7 (Photo: Reuters).

Hundreds of Israelis still in a state of `shock` went to the police station on October 8, hoping to get news about the fate of loved ones who disappeared after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack.

Although Israel has long been accustomed to war, it was still surprised by attacks from many directions by Hamas gunmen, killing hundreds of people.

Israelis are trying to find clues from relatives to find out whether they were killed or possibly held hostage by Hamas, or are still seeking shelter in the area where Israel and Hamas fought.

An Israeli mother submitted a DNA sample and gave authorities a comb containing her son’s hair.

`The last time we heard from him was when he called from the car, saying he was trying to escape and there were bullets flying at him. I’m trying to find out what happened,` she said.

Outside the police station, a man was praying with a cleric while his fiancee filled out a form to find her missing brother.

Meanwhile, Yoni Asher said his wife was visiting her mother in the Nir Oz area that Israel controls near the Gaza Strip when Hamas attacked.

He used a location device to find his wife’s phone and discovered it was located in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

`My two little girls, they’re just kids, they’re not even 5 years old and 3 years old… I don’t know how they were detained. I don’t know what happened to them