As a result of military operations by the Palestinian Hamas movement, there are no casualties among the Armenian community in Jerusalem, and the situation in Jerusalem is calm, according to Hakob Sevan, a member of the Armenian National Committee Jerusalem.
“At the moment, the situation in Jerusalem is calm. Clashes take place mainly in the south of Israel, and Jerusalem is quite far from these centers. In the morning, only sounds of explosions were heard, an attempt was made to bomb Jerusalem, but it was not successful. The situation in Jerusalem is calm, and there are no casualties among the Armenian community,” said Hakob Sevan.
On October 7, the Palestinian Hamas movement carried out the biggest attack on Israel in recent years. Hamas fired rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. Hamas militants invaded the territory of Israel with paragliders and pickup trucks. Martial law was introduced in Israel and mobilization was announced. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Hamas has started a war against Israel and will receive the strongest response.
