Israel and Gaza were at war on Saturday after Palestinian militants fired barrages of rockets into southern and central Israel in a surprise morning attack that was among the biggest from Gaza in year
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented infiltration Saturday into southern Israel, sending fighters across the border and firing thousands of rockets into the country as the ruling Hamas militant group announced the beginning of a new operation.
“Today the people are regaining their revolution,” he said in the recorded message, as he called on Palestinians from east Jerusalem to northern Israel to join the fight and “expel the occupiers and demolish the walls.” Hundreds of soldiers in the military reserves have either pulled out of training sessions or said they won’t report for duty over the judicial changes, threatening to undermine Netanyahu’s reputation as a security expert and raising fears about the effects on the operational readiness of Israel’s armed forces.Salah Arouri, an exiled Hamas leader, said the operation was a response “to the crimes of the occupation.
Cities and towns in southern Israel emptied as the military closed roads near Gaza and millions of Israelis scrambled to bomb shelters while air raid sirens wailed overhead. In the kibbutz of Nahal Oz, just 4 kilometres from the Gaza Strip, terrified residents who were huddled indoors said they could hear constant gunfire echoing off the buildings.Advertisement
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