“Netanyahu, the corrupt, the very corrupt” has “been in the seat too long,” declared Shirel Hogeg, whose sister and her family were critically wounded in Hamas’s attack.

The horrors committed by Hamas militants during their onslaught have tapped into Israel's deepest fears and revived memories of Jews' greatest trauma.

The Israeli military said it was preparing a coordinated offensive in Gaza using air, ground and naval forces. Israel has not said when the offensive will begin.

While backing Israel’s right to respond to attacks by the militant group Hamas, President Joe Biden made it clear that Palestinian civilians must be protected from a humanitarian crisis.