At least 313 Palestinians have been killed, including 20 children, and nearly 2,000 wounded by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since Saturday, Reuters quoted the health ministry of the Palestinian Authority as reporting on Sunday.
Hamas published video of the soldiers, who they said were captured from settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip.
Muhammad Al-Deif, the commander of the Hamas’ military wing the Al-Qassam Brigades, said the attack – named Operation Al-Aqsa Flood – was launched in response to the occupation’s crimes against the Palestinians and its repeated incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Fighting is still ongoing in settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip after Hamas fighters infiltrated across the border early on Saturday morning.
