After the latest rocket attacks by Hamas, Israel has now declared a long war. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant on Monday ordered a complete siege of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip is ruled by Hamas. More than seven hundred Israeli civilians have died in the attacks carried out by the terrorist group two days ago.

Gallant is currently conducting an operational assessment with Major General Yaron Finkelman, head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Southern Command. "I have ordered a total siege of Gaza. There will be no electricity, food or fuel supplied to (Gaza). We are fighting terrorists and will respond accordingly," Gallant was quoted as saying in the statement. "

Gaza remains largely dependent on Israel for the supply of its basic needs and such a decision could have far-reaching consequences for the 2.3 million people living in the densely populated area. Hamas fighters were seen celebrating on the streets of the coastal region on Saturday after the rocket attacks, while civilians were seen gathering basic necessities in fear of retaliatory attacks.

Like southern Israeli cities, the streets of Gaza have been completely deserted for the last two days. A complete siege has been ordered amid Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. So far, about five hundred Palestinians are reported to have been killed in air strikes.

Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that four Israeli hostages were also killed in Israel's bombing in the Gaza Strip. In this attack that started on Saturday, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have taken captive more than a hundred Israelis, including women, elderly and children. "Four enemy prisoners were killed and their captor, the Qassam Mujahideen, martyred in tonight's bombing of the Gaza Strip," Obeidah said in a statement on his Telegram channel.