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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 Israel Katz put the military on high alert ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures, and also saw militants drag 251 hostages into Gaza, with 44 already dead. In response, Israel launched a military offensive that has devastated much of Gaza; the Health Ministry in Gaza reports over 74,200 people killed due to this conflict. The Israeli Defence Minister warned that Gazans would face a "heavy price" if any harm came to Israeli forces. This heightened alert comes as Israel continues its pledge against Hamas rule in Gaza and escalates tensions leading up to the attack's anniversary.
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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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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".
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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.
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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.
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Militants also dragged 251 hostages into Gaza, 44 of them already dead.
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Also Read: Palestinian death toll in Gaza war crosses 74,000:
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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.
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Since a ceasefire was declared last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,440 people in Gaza, according to the Ministry.
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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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