Israeli aircraft launched night raids in the Gaza Strip, where electricity has been cut for hours, as reported by Al Jazeera’s correspondent in the Palestinian enclave.

Powerful explosions rocked the area, where a residential complex was flattened in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in the southwestern part of the Gaza Strip, according to the same source.

The Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip reports that an airstrike on a building in the city of Beit Hanoun (northeast) caused casualties, without specifying their number.

On Saturday night, the Israeli Prime Minister announced that a long and cruel war had begun, after the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel. Describing Gaza as the “city of evil”, Benjamin Netanyahu declared: “All these places where Hamas is hiding (…) we will turn them into ruins.” “I say to the people of Gaza: Get out of there now because we will attack everywhere with all our forces,” warned the Israeli prime minister.