Israel recaptures areas near the Gaza Strip overrun by Hamas

All of Israel is under the control of the Israeli military, Fox News learned Monday morning.

All of Israel is under the control of the Israeli military, Fox News learned Monday morning.

Israeli forces recaptured areas near the Gaza Strip that had been overrun in a Hamas mass-infiltration over the weekend, Reuters reported. The Israeli Defense Force re-established control of communities but isolated clashes remain throughout the country, a military spokesperson said on Monday.

Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, a former senior advisor to David Friedman, spoke to Fox News Monday morning from a bomb shelter, where he confirmed the IDF had recaptured the occupied areas.

On Monday, Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a "complete siege" on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the strikes and as fighting continues."I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip," Gallant said at the IDF Southern Command in Beersheba.

"There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed."Gallant added: "We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly."

Hamas' attack this weekend killed at least 1,100 people and wounded at least 2,000 more.