Israel Warns Gazans Will Pay 'Heavy Price' for Any October 7 Attacks on Military
Defense Minister Israel Katz said intelligence showed Hamas was planning attacks and kidnapping attempts, and warned any harm to troops would bring a heavy price.
- On Tuesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz placed the military on high alert before the October 7 anniversary, warning that Hamas and Gaza's population would pay a "heavy price" if forces were harmed.
- Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack was the deadliest day in Israel's history, killing 1,221 people and involving 251 hostages, 44 of them already dead according to AFP.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday during a state ceremony to continue targeting those involved in the attack, declaring there would be "no Hamas rule in Gaza."
- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Monday for a permanent ceasefire, urging a "political path to lasting peace across the whole region" and humanitarian assistance.
- Memorials for victims of the October 7 attack stand in Sderot, southern Israel, where citizens gathered on October 3 to commemorate the lives lost ahead of the anniversary.
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Israel's Defense Minister said on Tuesday that he has placed the military on high alert ahead of the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, warning that Gazans would pay a "heavy price" if Israeli forces were harmed. Defense Minister Israel Katz's office announced that the order came "in light of intelligence information regarding Hamas' intentions to carry out attacks and terrorist operations against our forces in Gaza on that day." "…
Israel has put its army on maximum alert before the three-year anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Hamas and the people of Gaza will pay a "heavy price" if Israeli soldiers are injured or killed in attacks. Warning comes in the context of the Israeli authorities' claim that Hamas would prepare new attacks against Israeli forces, announces France24.
On Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Minister ordered the Israeli army to increase its level of vigilance and to stand ready for "any possible scenario" in the Gaza Strip on the eve of the 7 October commemorations.
Just before the October 7 massacre marks its third anniversary, Israel is raising its alert. Despite the ceasefire, there is information about a planned attack by Hamas. In this case, the terrorists would have to "pay a high price."
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