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Israel puts military on alert for October 7 anniversary, warns Gazans

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Israel's Defence Minister announced on Tuesday that the military had been put on high alert ahead of the third anniversary of Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attack. The minister warned that Gazans would face severe consequences if any harm came to Israeli forces in Gaza. The original Hamas attack resulted in 1,221 deaths and the abduction of 251 hostages in Israel, making it the deadliest day in the country's history. Since then, Israeli military operations have led to over 74,000 fatalities in Gaza according to local health officials.
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On October 6, 2026, Israel's Defence Minister put the military on high alert before the third anniversary of Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. The attack in 2023 resulted in 1,221 deaths and 251 hostages, with 44 hostages already dead at the time. In response to this attack, Israel launched a military offensive that caused widespread destruction in Gaza, leading to more than 74,200 deaths according to Gaza’s Health Ministry figures. The Israeli government warns of potential attacks on the anniversary and advises Israelis to avoid travel abroad due to increased threats from terrorist groups like Hamas and Iran.

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On Monday (October 5), during a state ceremony to mark three years since the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be “no Hamas rule in Gaza” and vowed to continue targeting anyone who was involved in the attack or who held hostages.
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🔮 Israel's Defence Minister on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) said he had put the military on high alert before the anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, warning Gazans would pay a "heavy price" if forces were harmed.
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Israel's Defence Minister on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) said he had put the military on high alert before the anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, warning Gazans would pay a "heavy price" if forces were harmed. asserted
forces → say → price
The office of Defence Minister Israel Katz said the instruction came "in light of intelligence regarding Hamas's intentions to attempt to carry out attacks and terror operations against our forces in Gaza on that day". asserted
instruction → say → day
"If, heaven forbid, our forces are harmed, the ones who will pay the heavy price will be Hamas and the population of Gaza — beyond all proportion," the statement added. asserted
statement → forbid → proportion
Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack was the deadliest day in Israel’s history, resulting in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. uncertain
attack → result → figures
Militants also dragged 251 hostages into Gaza, 44 of them already dead. asserted
44 → drag → them
Also Read: Palestinian death toll in Gaza war crosses 74,000: asserted
toll → read → 74,000
In response, Israel launched a military offensive that has left most of Gaza in ruins and killed more than 74,200 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which is under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. uncertain
figures → launch → Nations
Since a ceasefire was declared last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,440 people in Gaza, according to the Ministry. uncertain
forces → declare → Ministry
On Monday (October 5), during a state ceremony to mark three years since the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be “no Hamas rule in Gaza” and vowed to continue targeting anyone who was involved in the attack or who held hostages. asserted
who → mark → hostages
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