The Israeli army said it was working to clear out Hamas fighters who remained in the country a day after the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel.
In Photos: Israel Launches More Retaliatory Airstrikes in Gaza Strip
![Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-1915-08dbc80ae9f0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
1
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Oct. 8, 2023.
![Israeli soldiers deploy between the houses in the Israeli town of Metula, as seen from the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-a240-08dbc815a0cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
2
Israeli soldiers deploy between the houses in the Israeli town of Metula, as seen from the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Oct. 8, 2023.
![A convoy of Israeli military vehicles are seen on a road close to Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-bf80-08dbc8131c2e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
3
A convoy of Israeli military vehicles are seen on a road close to Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Oct. 8, 2023.
![Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry flags during a rally to express solidarity with the Palestinians, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-afdf-08dbc8131c4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
4
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry flags during a rally to express solidarity with the Palestinians, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Oct. 8, 2023.