Hundreds dead, thousands injured in Israel and Gaza after Hamas launches rockets; Israel declares war
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Rockets have been fired from Gaza "across southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the infiltration of Hamas militants."

Over 100 Israelis have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 198 were killed in Gaza and at least 1,610 were injured Saturday in retaliatory attacks from Israel.

“We are at war. We will win,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

The Israeli Defense Forces earlier declared “a state of alert for war,” according to a statement issued by the IDF.

“Over the past hour, the Hamas terrorist organization launched massive barrages of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and its terrorist operatives have infiltrated into Israel in a number of different locations in the south,” the IDF said early Saturday.

  • arymandias@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123275572295011847 If they are so morally abhorrent then why did Israel prefer them over the PLO?

    Hostage taking is a sensible strategy to gain leverage. Israel is going to respond to this, and having hostages means that Hamas can negotiate and try to mitigate the worst excesses.

    Again referring to my first comment, Israel left Palestine with no other avenue of resistance. If Israel wanted a peaceful solution, they had 60 years to get it. Instead they chose violence, so please don’t start crying when the violence starts.

    I’m not condoning Hamas morally, I’m saying that this reaction was to be expected.