The number of injured and dead after Hamas’ attack against Israel on Saturday rises throughout the evening. Probably 150 dead and over 1,100 injured in Israel, according to official sources. This is reported by the local media. Palestinian authorities say that 232 Palestinians have been killed and 1,697 injured after Israeli airstrikes, reports Reuters. Outside the hospital in Petah Tikva, a suburb of the capital Tel Aviv in Israel, Esther Borochov sits and rests. She is tired and her body aches after an intense day. She was at a party at the Be’eri and Re’im kibbutzim which were reportedly attacked by Hamas fighters. There she had to sit still for several hours and wait for the Israeli defense. – I have something in my back after all the stress, because I sat for two and a half hours on a hill without moving. I had my legs crossed, so it is difficult to stand and walk, says Borochov to Reuters. Esther Borochov was at a party which was allegedly attacked by foot soldiers from Hamas. Photo: Reuters Hamas claims to have taken several hostages in Kibbutz Be’eri, writes The Times of Israel. Borochov says she and a friend were eventually picked up by the Israeli Defense Forces and taken to safety. – She left and was immediately taken away in a car. I left from the other side, and soldiers took us to buses, says Borochov. Can’t find the family Ariel Cohen is also at the hospital. She is looking for family members she has not been in contact with since the attacks. Desperately, she asks people to be on the lookout for the family. – I have family who were at the party at Be’eri and Re’im. If anyone finds them, their names are Shaun Gueta and Raz Cohen. They were with five others, she tells Reuters’ journalists at the hospital. Ariel Cohen looks straight into the camera and calls for family members she cannot contact after Hamas’s attack. Photo: Reuters – Please take care of them. They have no food or water. We are trying to get hold of them. Whatever way, whatever kind of communication, whatever, please let us know, says Ariel Cohen. Israeli woman is taken hostage by Hamas. High level of preparedness in hospitals The head of the Israeli emergency health service, Magen David Adom (MDA), tells Reuters that they are prepared to treat dozens of patients. – Since the morning hours, MDA has been ready to treat dozens of patients, mainly with gunshot wounds in the areas around Gaza and southern Israel, says Eli Bin. There is high activity at the hospital in Petah Tikva outside Tel Aviv in Israel. – We are still under rocket and terrorist attacks in city centres. In cities that are still under attack, there are many injured.
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