The estimated death toll from the Hamas assault on Israeli border communities jumps sharply this afternoon from 300 this morning to some 600.

A spokesperson for the ZAKA, a volunteer group that handles dead bodies and human remains after terror attacks, tells Hebrew media that more than 600 Israelis have been killed.

The bodies are found as Israeli forces continue to battle with Hamas gunmen, clearing them out of communities along the border.

timesofisrael.com