Israeli Defense Minister says he has instructed the military to raise its alert level in response to possible attacks.

BlockBeats news, October 6: Israeli Defense Minister Katz issued a statement that day, claiming intelligence shows that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) plans to launch an attack on the 7th, the third anniversary of the outbreak of the new round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he has instructed the Israeli military to raise its alert level across the board. In an official statement that day, Katz insisted that the Israeli military must prepare for the worst-case scenario and that "in addition to the ongoing powerful operations, decisive action should also be taken in response to any intelligence or warning in order to thwart any threat."

Katz also threatened that if Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip are harmed in any way, Hamas as well as local residents in Gaza will pay an "extraordinarily heavy price" for it. (CCTV)