[1/3] A view of a junction shows the aftermath of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel October 7.
A resident reported seeing multiple bodies and bullet-scarred vehicles in the southern Israeli town of Sderot where groups of Hamas gunmen were still fighting Israeli troops 12 hours after the attack was launched.
A sea of bodies, inside Sderot along the road, other places, loads of bodies," said Shlomi from Sderot.
In one incident, young Israelis told of fleeing a dance party in the early hours of Saturday as Hamas gunmen backed by rocket barrages entered towns and villages by the border.
Israeli TV stations carried telephone calls from terrified residents of towns and kibbutzes speaking even as gunmen were trying to break into their shelters.
Persons:
Ammar Awad, Ortal, Esther Borochov, Magen David, Ella, I've, Maayan, Ros Russell
Organizations:
REUTERS, Hamas, Reuters, N12, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Sderot, Israel, SDEROT, Palestinian, Reim, Israeli, Be'eri