爆炸发生后，以色列至少有1200人死亡，2900人受伤激进组织哈马斯发起了一个周六来自海陆空的史无前例的入侵，以色列当局说。
哈马斯向以色列发射了数千枚火箭，估计有1000名战士从邻近的加沙地带进入以色列。以色列官员称，至少有100名平民和士兵被劫为人质。
以色列国防军此后宣布“进入战争戒备状态”，并对叙利亚发动了报复性空袭加沙，一块140平方英里的领土自哈马斯2007年掌权以来，有200万巴勒斯坦人生活在邻国以色列和埃及的封锁之下。巴勒斯坦当局表示，自周六以来，加沙已有至少1100人死亡，另有5339人受伤。与以色列不同，加沙地带没有空袭警报或防空洞。
加沙的卫生服务已经到了“关键阶段”
巴勒斯坦-加沙地带卫生部周三在一份新闻稿中说，加沙的医院正在全力工作，已经没有空间来治疗那些“因以色列空袭而受伤的人”。
该部呼吁采取紧急行动，为医疗物资提供安全通道，并转移伤员。根据新闻稿，卫生服务已经到了一个关键阶段，“药品、医用耗材和燃料”预计将很快告罄。
以色列国防军与大卫·穆尔谈论可能的地面入侵
以色列国防军发言人在接受大卫·穆尔采访时谈到了可能的地面入侵，这是《今晚世界新闻》从以色列发回的报道。
以色列国防军中校乔纳森·康里库斯周三告诉穆尔说，在Be'eri集体农场发生的“大屠杀”，在那里发现了100多具尸体，“肯定让事情有了正确的看法。”
在哈马斯发动袭击后，36万以色列预备役人员被征召入伍，坦克和士兵在加沙边境集结。
“人们可以从我们召集的部队中推断出，这是他们将要执行的任务，”康里库斯告诉穆尔，并补充说，在战争结束时，哈马斯“将不再有杀害或伤害以色列平民的军事能力。”
当被问及是否有任何地面入侵不会发生的情况时，康里库斯回答说，“很难说”
“我个人不这么认为。但这无关紧要，”他说。“我们的工作是做好准备，让所有部队准备好接受任何任务，无论决定如何执行。”
解救人质的外交努力进展如何
两名熟悉解救人质外交努力的美国官员对美国广播公司新闻说，看来中东的盟友和伙伴在与哈马斯的沟通中正在帮助倡导释放人质。
官员们说，到目前为止，哈马斯还没有表现出参与外交的真正意愿。
哈马斯被指定为外国恐怖组织也使任何涉及美国的谈判复杂化，因为官方标签规定任何美国人故意提供“物质支持或资源”都是非法的，其中包括人员。
负责人质事务的副特使史蒂夫·吉伦是随同国务卿安东尼·布林肯前往以色列的美国代表团成员之一。
在周三早些时候的讲话中，乔·拜登总统说为了把人质带回家,“我们做了很多”。
“在未来的日子里，我们将继续与我们在以色列和世界各地的伙伴密切合作，”他说。
哈马斯官员声称他们计划了两年的攻击:报告
黎巴嫩的一名哈马斯官员在接受俄罗斯国家媒体采访时声称，这个恐怖组织策划周六对以色列的袭击已经有两年了。
这位名叫阿里·巴拉卡(Ali Baraka)的官员在本周早些时候发布的一次采访中告诉俄罗斯国家控制的RT网络，哈马斯为这次袭击做了准备，而以色列认为它正忙于治理加沙。
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza without power as death toll continues to mount
At least 1,200 people have died and 2,900 others have been injured in Israel after themilitant group Hamaslaunched anunprecedented incursion from air, land and sea on Saturday, Israeli authorities said.
Hamas fired thousands of rockets toward Israel and an estimated 1,000 fighters crossed into the country from the neighboring Gaza Strip. Israeli officials said at least 100 civilians and soldiers have been taken hostage.
The Israel Defense Forces has since declared "a state of alert for war" and launched retaliatory airstrikes onGaza, a 140-square-mile territorywhere 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by neighboring Israel and Egypt since Hamas seized power in 2007. Palestinian authorities said at least 1,100 people have died and another 5,339 have been injured in Gaza since Saturday. Unlike Israel, the Gaza Strip has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.
Health services in Gaza have reached 'critical stage'
Hospitals in Gaza are working at full capacity and have run out of space for those "wounded from Israeli airstrikes" to be treated, the Palestinian-Gaza Strip Ministry of Health said in a press release Wednesday.
The Ministry called for urgent action to be taken to provide safe passage for medical supplies and to transfer the wounded. Health services have reached a critical stage, according to the release, with "medicines, medical consumables and fuel" expected to run out imminently.
IDF talks to David Muir about possible ground incursion
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson addressed a possible ground incursion in an interview with David Muir, as the "World News Tonight" anchor reports from Israel.
IDF Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told Muir Wednesday that the "carnage" in the kibbutz of Be'eri, where more than 100 bodies were found, "definitely put things into perspective."
Following Hamas' attack, 360,000 Israeli reservists have been called up and tanks and soldiers are amassing on the Gaza border.
"One could deduce that from the troops that we have called up that it is what they will be tasked to do," Conricus told Muir, adding that at the end of the war, Hamas "won't have the military ability to kill or hurt Israeli civilians ever again."
Asked whether there was any scenario where a ground incursion would not happen, Conricus responded that it's "difficult to say."
"I personally don't think so. But that matters less," he said. "Our job is to be prepared and have all the troops ready for whatever assignment and however it is decided to implement them."
Where diplomatic efforts to free hostages stand
Two U.S. officials familiar with the diplomatic efforts to free hostages told ABC News it appears that allies and partners in the Middle East in communication with Hamas are being helpful in advocating for their release.
The officials say Hamas has shown no real willingness to partake in diplomacy up to this point.
Hamas’ designation as a foreign terrorist organization also complicates any negotiations involving the U.S., because the official label makes it illegal for any American to knowingly provide "material support or resources," which includes personnel.
Deputy Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Steve Gillen is among the U.S. delegation en route to Israel with the Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In remarks earlier Wednesday, President Joe Bidensaid"there's a lot we're doing" to bring the hostages home.
"In the days ahead we're gonna continue to work closely with our partners in Israel and around the world,” he said.
Hamas official claims they planned attack for 2 years: Report
A Hamas official in Lebanon claimed in an interview with Russian state media that the terrorist group planned Saturday's attack on Israel for two years.
The official, Ali Baraka, told the Russian state-controlled network RT in an interview posted earlier this week that Hamas prepared for the attack while Israel believed it was busy governing Gaza.
