Israel says the Gaza border is finally secured as air strikes continue

In the early hours of 7 October, Hamas launched what it called Operation al-Aqsa Deluge, a multi-pronged attack on Israel, including Israeli border towns ringing the Gaza Strip. Thousands of rockets rained down on areas in Israel in the first few hours.

Numbers of dead and injured on both sides rose quickly: on October 9, Israeli sources said at least 800 Israelis had been killed and more than 2,300 wounded. The dead include over 200 civilians apparently gunned down at a desert music festival. On the Palestinian side, health authorities have reported more than 500 Palestinians killed and over 2,700 injured, mainly by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Many on both sides remain unaccounted for.

In the latest update, Israel says it has secured its border with Gaza, three days after Hamas broke through the barrier to launch a murderous assault that has left more than 900 people dead.
Since then, no militants have crossed in the past day but the bodies of 1,500 have been recovered, the Israeli army says
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have continued overnight; the air force said 200 targets were hit
A BBC reporter on Gaza said it was the worst bombing he had seen in 20 years, with neighborhoods flattened

More than 700 people have been killed by the strikes, Palestinian authorities say.