The Israeli Emergency Services estimate about 70 people are now dead in Israel, with hundreds seriously injured, after Gaza militants launched a surprise attack Saturday, firing thousands of rockets and entering Israel by land, sea and air using paragliders.
Additionally, 985 people have been wounded in the attacks in Israel, the Israeli Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile in Gaza, at least 198
Palestinians have been killed, with 1,610 injured, the Palestinian health ministry said. Israel launched air strikes on Gaza in response to the attack, as Netanyahu vowed to "exact a huge price from the enemy."
JERUSALEM 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. Israel
said it was now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to
inflict an “unprecedented price.”
Several hours after the incursion began, Hamas militants were
still fighting gunbattles inside several Israeli communities near Gaza. Israel’s
national rescue service said at least 40 people have been killed and hundreds
wounded, making it the deadliest attack in Israel in years. Also, an unknown
number of Israeli soldiers and civilians had been seized and taken into Gaza.
At least198 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israel’s
retaliation and at least 1,610 wounded, the Palestinian H
The strength, sophistication and timing of the attack sho ealth
Ministry in Gaza said.cked Israelis, with images of Hamas gunmen bringing
seized soldiers and civilians into Gaza on motorbikes and parading what
appeared to be captured Israeli military vehicles through the streets. Videos
on social media showed what appeared to be at least one dead Israeli soldier
within Gaza being dragged and trampled by an angry crowd of Palestinians
shouting “God is Greatest.”
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Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared " that the country was at war " on Saturday, after Palestinian millitants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and sent gunman into Israeli territory in a majour escalation of the long running conflict between the two sides .
Hamas claimed to have captured several Isaraeli near the border after its millitants entered
Israel by land, sea ,an air using paragliders
The assant came after thousand of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel.
All educational facilities closed in Israel .
Breaking ,atleast 40 dead and 779 wounded according to MDA .
Isreael responded by launching strikes on what it called Hamas targets in Gaza .
