In a surprise attack, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Saturday infiltrated southern Israel, killing some 40 Israelis. The Gaza Health Ministry said 198 Palestinians were killed.
Updated October 7, 2023 at 9:43 AM ETTEL AVIV, Israel — In a deadly surprise attack unprecedented in its scale, Gaza militants infiltrated several Israeli towns and military camps early Saturday and fired more than 2,000 rockets from Gaza toward central and southern Israel, leading to multiple Israeli casualties, the Israeli military said.Israel's national rescue service said about 40 Israelis were killed.
"We are at war," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video statement in front of Israel's military headquarters. Israeli media are reporting on scenes of Gaza militants driving into Israel on trucks and carrying out firefights with civilians inside Israeli communities. Eyewitnesses told Israel's public broadcaster that Palestinian militants have roamed outside Israeli homes, and opened fire at an outdoor nature festival, sending Israelis running in fields and hiding in bushes. Israeli police have ordered residents of southern Israel to remain in their homes.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem said it is"aware that there have been casualties as a result of these incidents" and that embassy staff was sheltering in place.
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