IDF says Hamas will ‘pay a very heavy price’ for its surprise attack
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on October 7, 2023. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
The Israel Defense Forces says the Hamas terror group will “pay a very heavy price” for its surprise attack this morning.
“Hamas carried out a combined operation that included firing rockets and a terrorist infiltration into the territory of the State of Israel,” the IDF says in a statement.
“The IDF will protect the residents of the State of Israel, the Hamas terror organization will pay a very heavy price,” the army says.
The military has ordered residents of towns near the Gaza Strip to remain locked in their homes, and the rest of the public to remain near bomb shelters.
