Militant Hamas carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel, launching thousands of rockets a...
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.Smoke rises after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in Ashkelon, southern Israel on October 7, 2023.Israel said it was now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an "unprecedented price.
There are also reports an unknown number of Israeli soldiers and civilians had been seized and taken into Gaza.Attribution: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair Dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday.locals were forced to hide in a building staircase as sirens are heard in Tel Aviv."We are at war," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address, declaring a mass army mobilisation. "Not an 'operation,' not a 'round,' but at war.
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