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Israel-Palestine War: As the conflict between Israel and Gaza remains tense, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, in a post on social media platform X, shared a picture of the barbaric killings carried out by the terrorist group Hamas and said: "Hamas is worse than ISIS".

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Sharing the same post on X, the IDF said, "Only a genocidal terrorist organization is capable of such horrors."

Over 3,000 people have been killed and thousands wounded on both sides so far since the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday. In the latest development, the Gaza Division region has been designated a closed military zone, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.

Gaza-based Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday. (Image credit: Reuters)

The IDF reiterated that entry is categorically forbidden and that doing so would be illegal and pose a major security risk. The IDF has urged the general public to use caution and stay away from the restricted areas so that the security personnel can continue their work.

Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, the IDF Chief of Staff, stated that defence forces currently focusing on targeting the Hamas officials. "In any area that we know there are Hamas members, Hamas leaders, even if there are restrictions, we strike... accurately and with great power," Halevi said, the news agency quoted citing The Times of Israel.

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defence minister, declared that he had commanded a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip. "I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, and no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals, and we act accordingly," said Gallant.

More than 2 million people live in Gaza, who have been at the receiving end of the harsh blockade since 2007, but now, Israel aims towards a "complete siege" by denying Gaza all supplies in response to the unexpected and brutal Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.

Continuing its air assault on Hamas, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said it struck over 200 targets of the terrorist group in the Al Furkan neighbourhood, The Times of Israel reported.

(With Inputs From ANI)