According to Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, “we are at war”.
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| Israeli soldiers head south, near Ashkelon, to confront Palestinian fighters amid the largest military operation against Israel in at least a decade. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP via Al Jazeera |
Netanyahu made this statement following a surprise Palestinian attack in the early hours of Saturday.
Several gunmen from the militant group Hamas infiltrated Israel, resulting to gun battles in different communities.
At least, in Israel, forty (40) people have been killed, with hundreds of others receiving medical treatment in hospitals, emergency services revealed.
According to bbc.com:
Nearly 200 people have been killed in retaliatory Israeli strikes in the Gaza strip, officials there say.
Hamas commander Mohammed Deif says the Palestinian militant group had “decided to say enough is enough”.
