Israel has ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza.

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00:00Israel has ordered a complete siege on Gaza, which has been under Hamas control since 2007.

00:06On October 7th, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a land, air, and sea attack against Israel.

00:12Tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers have been deployed around the Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians.

00:19The Israeli Minister of Defense announced a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, stating there will be no electricity, food, or fuel.

00:27Israel also announced it was in control of targeted southern towns and that it was continuing to bombard the Gaza Strip

00:33with the aim of considerably reducing the capacities of Hamas.

00:37The international spokesperson of the Israeli Defense Forces said,

00:41It is by far the worst day in Israeli history.

00:46Never before have so many Israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone enemy activity, on one day.

00:55And if you're Americans and want to compare this to something in American history,

01:00then this could be a 9-11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one.

01:05At this time, the war has resulted in over 1,200 deaths in total, according to official counts on both sides.

01:12Hamas and the Sunni Islamist militant group Islamic Jihad claim to have captured more than 130 individuals

01:19to eventually exchange for Palestinians being held in Israel.