Hamas militants breached Israeli checkpoint locations along the border with Gaza, neutralizing Israeli forces, and allowing Hamas to spread into nearby towns. Photo illustration: Annie Zhao
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Hamas attack aftermath in Ashkelon, Israel
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an “unprecedented price.”
Hamas militants were still fighting gunbattles inside several Israeli communities hours after the incursion began. Israel’s national rescue service said at least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded, making it the deadliest attack in Israel in years. An unknown number of Israeli soldiers and civilians were also seized and taken into Gaza, an enormously sensitive issue for Israel.
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Hamas releases dramatic footage claiming to show dawn raid on Israeli compound
Hamas, the Islamist militant group, has released footage of what it claims to be a dawn raid on an Israeli military compound.
Binyamin Netanyahu has declared Israel is “at war” after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack from Gaza during a Jewish holiday, with thousands of rockets and armed fighters sent across the border to Israel.
The Israeli prime minister ordered the army to retaliate against the group as he mobilised reserve forces. He vowed that “the enemy will pay a price he has never known”. The Israeli military has already launched airstrikes on targets in Gaza, with witnesses reporting hearing heavy explosions.
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Israel fighter jets target Hamas vehicles in Gaza as Palestinians take Israeli hostages
As Netanyahu convenes the security cabinet meeting he has called on citizens of Israel to unite.
“Since this morning, the State of Israel has been at war. Our first goal is first of all to cleanse the area of the enemy forces that have infiltrated, and restore security and peace to the settlements that were attacked,” Netanyahu says.
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“The second goal, at the same time, is to exact a huge price from the enemy, also in the Gaza Strip,” he says.
“The third goal is to fortify other arenas so that no one makes the mistake of joining this war,” Netanyahu says.
“We are at war, in war you have to keep calm. I call on all citizens of Israel to unite in order to achieve our highest goal – victory in the war,” the PM said.
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‘We are at war’: Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu makes statement on Hamas attack
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the country was ‘at war,’ hours after the Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise assault with gunmen crossing into several Israeli towns and a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
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Netanyahu said the evacuation of some areas was being carried out and he had ordered the mobilisation of reservists. He said the ‘enemy’ would pay ‘an unprecedented price’.
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Palestinian Militants Launch Massive Surprise Attack on Israel | WSJ News
Palestinian militants carried out a surprise attack on Israel Saturday morning, firing thousands of rockets and sending fighters into southern cities near the border with Gaza. Israel said it was at war and had begun striking Hamas targets.
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Hamas militants launch biggest attack on Israel in years
Hamas militants launched the biggest attack on Israel in years this morning, with thousands of rockets fired into the country and gunmen crossing the border.
Mohammad Deif, the military commander of the Islamist movement, announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on Hamas media, calling on Palestinians everywhere to fight.
“We’ve decided to say enough is enough,” he said in a recorded message. “This is the day of the greatest battle to end the last occupation on earth.”
“The military declares a state of war alert,” it said in a statement. “The Hamas terrorist organisation had begun a massive shooting of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, and terrorists infiltrated into Israeli territory in a number of different locations.
“The Israeli Defence Forces will defend Israeli civilians and the Hamas terrorist organisation will pay a heavy price for its actions.”
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