'We are at war,' Netanyahu declares after surprise attack on Israel by Hamas

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Earlier DU thread: Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel as Palestinian gunmen reported in south

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Source: Politico

‘We are at war,’ Netanyahu declares after surprise attack on Israel by Hamas

BY GABRIEL GAVIN AND HANS VON DER BURCHARD
OCTOBER 7, 2023 9:43 AM CET
3 MINUTES READ

Israel was struck by a surprise attack by Hamas early Saturday morning in one of the most serious escalations in years between Israel and the Islamist militant group. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the country was “at war.”

Israel launched retaliatory air strikes on targets in Gaza.

The massive assault by Hamas combined a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel and dozens of heavily armed gunmen attacking the country’s south from Gaza. At least 22 Israelis have been killed in the attack with more than 250 wounded, Israel’s ambulance service said, according to media reports. The toll was expected to rise.

“We are at war, and we will win,” Netanyahu said in a message to Israelis.

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Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-palestina-gaza-air-and-ground-attack-by-hamas/