Gaza : Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman, Abu Ubaida, confirmed today, Saturday, that operations are taking place on the ground as planned in all axes, and the results of the battle are unknown to the occupation yet, and it will be astonished when it wakes up from its shock.
In a speech on Al-Aqsa TV, Abu Ubaida directed his message to the Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the interior, saying: “Our people in the West Bank, you revolutionaries, and our people in Jerusalem, today is your day to move in all axes, and all you have to do is move now towards the occupied territories and all the places where the occupation is located. Go out to participate in the The Al-Aqsa flood that only started in response to the cries of our stationed people in Al-Aqsa.”
He added: "We reassure you that operations are taking place on the ground as planned in all axes, and whoever insults our Prophet Muhammad and attacks Al-Aqsa will receive the answer one by one."
Abu Ubaida confirmed that the operation is continuing, calling on our people inside to come out and disperse the occupation. like he said.
Erdogan: We strongly reject the violations against Al-Aqsa and we are determined to dry up the sources of terrorism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed his rejection of all violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first qibla for Muslims, calling on all parties to exercise restraint, avoid escalation, and work hard to find radical solutions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he rejects all violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, “our first qibla,” adding that “in light of the current events in Israel, we call on the parties to exercise restraint and avoid steps that would escalate tensions.”
During his speech at the fourth extraordinary conference of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara on Saturday, Erdogan stressed the call on all parties to work hard and take steps to reach radical solutions.
He continued: "We will continue to stand with the oppressed in the world."
On the other hand, the Turkish President affirmed his country's continued fight against terrorism, saying: "We have set our sights on drying up the sources of terrorism, regardless of the differences between terrorist organizations from ISIS to Gulen to the PKK."
He added: "We do not bow to those who try to besiege us through terrorist organizations."
Erdogan added, "We will never stop the fear that the warning (We may come by surprise) spreads in the hearts of the miscreants who target the existence of our country."
Erdogan also pointed out that Turkish society believes in the family as its basic nucleus, stressing the necessity of rejecting propaganda that undermines the family.
He stressed that his country's priority is "to stop the bloodshed in our region, from the Middle East to the Caucasus and from the Balkans to the Black Sea."
Earlier, Erdogan stressed that his country does not yield to those who try to push it into a corner by using terrorist organizations.
He added in a speech to the citizens gathered in front of Ankara's sports hall before the conference: "We do not bow to those who try to corner us by using terrorist organizations, and we do not hesitate to do whatever Turkey's security and interests require, whatever the cost."
Erdogan said: "We are determined to achieve Turkey's goals, and we do not care about those who try to discourage us, and we do not make concessions to those who try to direct veiled threats to us."
In another context, President Erdogan pointed out that the Justice and Development Party and the “Public Alliance” achieved a major victory in the parliamentary and presidential elections last May 14 and 28.
He explained that the Justice and Development Party recorded its seventeenth electoral victory in its 22-year career.
He stressed that they will work harder every day than the day before in preparation for the local elections expected on March 31, 2024.
President Erdogan expressed his hope that the "Public Alliance" would prevail in the local elections, as in the elections of May 14 and 28 last.
20 Israelis killed and hundreds injured after Palestinian rockets fall on the Gaza Strip
Hebrew media announced that 20 Israelis were killed and hundreds injured after Palestinian resistance factions fired thousands of rockets and shells from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli cities and towns.
20 Israelis were killed and 545 others were injured after Palestinian resistance factions from the Gaza Strip fired intense missile barrages towards Israeli cities and towns on Saturday.
Hebrew media announced the launch of dozens of missile salvos from different areas of the Gaza Strip towards Israel, noting that sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, the central cities, and settlements in the southern region.
The bombing began from several locations in the Gaza Strip before 6:30 am (03:30 GMT) and continued for approximately half an hour.
The Iron Dome repelled a number of missiles, as smoke from their explosions was seen in the sky of the Strip.
An Israeli army spokesman said that “successive warnings were activated in the central region of Israel and greater Tel Aviv,” according to an army statement.
The Israeli ambulance service sent teams to areas in southern Israel near Gaza and advised residents to remain where they are.
Later, Hebrew media revealed that a number of Israelis were injured, some seriously, as a result of dozens of rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip.
In the first incident, video clips circulated on social media showed the success of members of the Al-Qassam Brigades in entering the Israeli settlements around the Gaza Strip.
Media outlets reported that approximately 100 Palestinians entered four settlements on the Gaza Strip, and armed clashes took place between them and Israeli forces.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that Netanyahu will meet with senior security officials in the coming hours.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth and the Hebrew Channel 13 confirmed that 20 Israelis were killed as a result of Palestinian rockets falling on Israel.
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced that 545 injured people had been transferred to hospitals across the country since Saturday morning.