The incident marked an unprecedented infiltration by Hamas gunmen into Israel from Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JERUSALEM – Israel declared a “rare state of alert for war” on Saturday after Palestinian militants fired some 2,200 missiles from the Gaza Strip and infiltrated southern parts of the country, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Saturday’s incident marked an unprecedented infiltration by an unknown number of Hamas gunmen into Israel from Gaza, and was the most serious escalation since Israel and Hamas fought a 10-day war in 2021. Residents and security forces carry an injured person following a rocket attack in Ashqelon, Israel, on Oct. 7. 2023. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Speaking to Israel N12 News by phone from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near Gaza, a woman identified as Dorin said militants came to her house and tried to open the bomb shelter where she was hiding. Israelis donate blood at a hospital in Tel Aviv, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a “state of war”. PHOTO: AFP
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