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The statement was made following a group of Muslims waving Palestinian flags barged into Makhachkala airport in Dagestan region of Russia. The protestors had reached the airport amid reports that a Russian airline 'Red Wings' had arrived at the airport from Tel Aviv carrying Jewish refugees.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday confirmed the Israeli missile strikes on the countryside of Daraa, where the rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights reportedly originated from. Specific details of the damage caused by the Israeli attack have not been disclosed amid the absence of official confirmation, Xinhua news agency reported.

Americans have been historically more sympathetic to Israel than to Palestine but the gap has been narrowing. In a 2013 Gallup poll, Americans sympathized with Israel over Palestine 64 per cent to 12 per cent and a poll by the same agency conducted earlier this year showed that the gap had narrowed to 54 per cent to 31 per cent.

The rockets were neutralised by the iron dome missile interceptors of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Meanwhile, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari told mediapersons that it has entered Gaza. Israel's Defence Minister, Yuav Gallant, said that the earth shook in Gaza 'last night', hinting at the ground assault of the IDF.

It may be noted that the Hamas terrorists have been demanding the release of all the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centres for exchanging the people they took as hostages on October 7. The families told the Prime Minister that this deal has broad support from all of Israel, as they demanded "Bring Everyone Home Now”.

So far, Israel has seen 1,400 people killed while 224 have been abducted by Hamas. The Israel is also preparing for a ground offensive in Gaza while there are apprehensions of escalation of the war on the northern border, Times of Israel reported.

Hamas aerial operations chief Abu Rukbeh was responsible for the terror outfit's drone operations, aerial detection systems and hand gliders, the IDF and Shin Bet said in a joint statement. The statement further said that the slain Hamas leader was responsible for guiding and execution of the aerial operations of October 7 that led to hordes of Hamas terrorists reaching Israel soil and executing the killings.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari had also indicated this during a routine media briefing on Friday evening. He said the IDF is intensifying its efforts, adding that it has launched attacks from air, sea and land. Hagari also said that during the last few hours, Israel has been shelling in the Gaza Strip.

The shekel continued to weaken amid the raging conflict, despite the bank's plan, announced on October 9, to sell up to $30 billion to stabilise the Israeli currency, reports Xinhua news agency. The shekel's new representative rate against the dollar was set at 4.079 shekels per dollar, compared to 4.084 recorded on July 27, 2012.

The IDF spokesmen confirmed that they had appealed to the people in the Gaza Strip to evacuate only to understand that the Hamas teleosts had blocked the access routes to Southern strip.