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.”
Hours after the incursion began, Israeli troops were still fighting Hamas gunmen in 22 locations near the Gaza Strip, including towns and other communities, army spokesman Daniel Hagari said — a startling sign of the breadth of the assault.
Israel’s national rescue service said at least 100 people were killed and hundreds wounded, making it the deadliest attack in Israel in years. An unknown number of Israeli soldiers and civilians were also taken captive and brought into Gaza, an enormously sensitive issue for Israel. Hagari said militants were also holding hostages in standoffs in two towns, Beeri and Ofakim, which is 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gaza border.
At least 198 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed and at least 1,610 wounded in Israel’s retaliation, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. After nightfall, airstrikes intensified, flattening several residential buildings in giant explosions, including a 14-story tower that held dozens of apartments as well as Hamas offices in central Gaza City. Israeli fired a warning just before, and the number of casualties was not immediately known.
The strength, sophistication and timing of the attack shocked Israelis. Hamas fighters used explosives to break through the border fence enclosing the long-blockaded Mediterranean territory, then crossed with motorcycles, pickup trucks, paragliders and speed boats on the coast.
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It would appear that people who live in stone houses shouldn't throw stones either.
I'm really impressed that palestine really thought it could win a war against Israel
Ублюдки эти палесттнуы – ведь всё население знало что они готовят и молчали. А сейчас запели во всех СМИ что их бомбят
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Damn, they turned parts of Gaza into Mosul real quick 😮. I was born in Tel Aviv, my mom is from there, born to an Arab father and Jewish mother. I have empathy for how it must feel for the Palestinians to live under the thumb of a government that doesn't acknowledge them as citizens…that said, what Hamas did was horrific. it said the relationship between Israel and Palestine back decades and put their own people in harms way…Gaza is overcrowded, there is nowhere for innocent people to truly be safe from the bombardment. IDF have every right to rain hell on Hamas but this is just a fucked up situation all around that's gonna result in a massive human toll.
This place, Gaza looks like sht anyway, you dont have to bomb it to make it look bad.
– "Testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, or else I will chop off your neck!" Bukhari (59:643)
The Muslim holy book says,
– "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, (Jews and Christians) until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." Qur'an (9:29)
No amount of mercy, lifting of restrictions, good will, generosity has ever, nor will ever, whett Palestinians desire to commit terror against the Jews. Yet they insist on being treated humanely.
The Arab world needs to unite and force Israel to return all land looted from the Palestinians. If they rob their land, they must hold territory. But such an outburst attack would easily be labeled terrorism and broken.
They need to form a political party representing the nation to support with justice-loving people to fight for unity.
Why initiate a war against a nation with the latest fighter jet s and you dont have anything to defend yourself! 🙄😨🤔 Game over!
I am always surprised by Palestinians interviewed who are angered by the Israeli retaliation…… It's as if they believe Israel should absorb any amount of abuse with no comment.
It truly appears that the people of Palestine are simply stupid. Or, stupidly simple?
Hamas already knew this would happen. As most governments they don't care about their constituents.
AWAY WITH HAMAS
The comment section in this video is purely evil, I guess it's just bots.
You want bot comments? Here I come Israeli MOFOs
Let all parties unite to put out the flames of war and bring peace
Whats ironic, Russia stands with Hamas and is against israel but Russia invades Ukraine killing innocents claiming its to stop aggression but condemns israel for actually doing it for a legit reason that Russia never had. No matter how you spin it, Israel is 100% justified.
When you vote as a whole and let a known terrorist group control/lead your people and then that terrorist group then attacks israel for near 20 years on and off and you accepted it and then when israel had enough after you invade them and killing 1300 civilians and when israel counter attacks in kind, you're the victim? Nahh… yall got what was coming and dont use your children as a tool to play the victims.
Wiping my ass with pages of Quran
No matter how many countries declare war on Isreal they will never win, because if it come to it Israel would nuke them all without hesitation because if Israel is going down it will take them all with it and rightly so, God bless and keep Israel always🇮🇱🇬🇧🇮🇱🇬🇧🇮🇱✡✝️✡✝️🇬🇧🇮🇱🇬🇧🇮🇱🇬🇧
Was Israel playing that crappy music too or were you playing it to get sympathy for hamas?
LOL 🙂
Scary that both the Evils of ISLAM and The LIBERAL National Socialist DEMOCRATS are Here, now, in Phoenix!..
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