Death toll hits 1,000 in Israel and Gaza following Hamas attack

Israelis inspect the rubble of a building in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, October 8, a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza. Oded Balilty/AP.

The death toll in Israel will continue to rise as a large number of people have been critically wounded, the Israeli military said.

Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said in a video late on Sunday that it is "by far the worst day in Israeli history". Here's more on what he said:

"Never before have so many Israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone enemy activity on one day," he said
He compared the scale of the destruction from Hamas' attack to "a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbour wrapped into one"
The IDF says it has dealt a "fatal blow" to Hamas capabilities as airstrikes on Gaza continued overnight into Monday
The military has rounded up some 110,000 reserve troops who are currently in southern Israel in preparation for further combat

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