"We declare next Friday, 'The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,' as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively," Hamas announced.
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), has revealed that Egypt had informed Israeli officials about a potential Hamas assault three days before it occurred.
Jawad Abu Shmala, the finance minister for Hamas, and Zakaria Abu Maamar, a member of Hamas' political bureau, are the two prominent figures who lost their lives in the strikes.