IDF spokesperson, Major General Hagari, issued a statement to the media and described the situation of the fighting on the third day.
The IDF spokesperson held a press conference in which he described the developments in the fighting throughout the third day since the surprise attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations on Israel.
During the press conference, General Hagari described the developments and stated, "There are hundreds of casualties in Gaza. We have eliminated hundreds of terrorists in the border area. We have killed hundreds of terrorists inside Israeli territory, and we have dozens of terrorists in our custody."
The IDF maintains full control along the border. Throughout the day, no infiltration incidents were identified.
We have all the full details of all the captives in Gaza. At the moment, we have conveyed this information to thirty families. The total number of captives located in the Gaza Strip will be provided after updating all the families.
In the north, there was an infiltration of four terrorists. Two of them were eliminated. One escaped back to Lebanon.
We are in full readiness in all the different sectors.
We have mobilized over 300,000 reserve soldiers. There is no shortage of equipment in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).