not sure what's harder to maintain tbh

"The announcement of the US that it will provide an aircraft carrier to support the occupation (Israel) is actual participation in the aggression against our people," Hamas — which launched its deadliest attack ever against Israel — said in a statement.

Israeli rescue workers find 260 bodies of Israelis killed by Hamas militants in an outdoor rave party.

Authorities were still trying to determine how many civilians and soldiers were seized by Hamas and taken to Gaza. Captives known to include women, children and the elderly.

Israel's government formally declared war and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as its army tried to overcome fighters still in southern towns.

The IDF has intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

The leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says militants in Gaza are holding dozens of Israeli prisoners, including more than 30 held by his group, AP reports.

Ziad Nakhaleh said the captives will not be released until all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are set free.

"In Berlin, the protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions has already been increased today," a government source told dpa, adding that threat assessment for these institutions is still ongoing.

The deputy chief of Hamas' political wing Saleh al-Arouri claims that "a large number" of Israelis captured, among them "high ranking officers."

"We are launching an offensive which will escalate further, and the goal is freedom for the Palestinian people and the holy sites."