Scenes of war and chaos after Hamas launch surprise attack on Israel


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The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise multi-pronged assault that saw armed fighters crossing into several Israeli towns by air, land and sea while thousands of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip.

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Dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified Israel-Gaza border, fighting gunbattles inside several Israeli communities, and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. 

At least 22 Israelis have been killed in the attack so far with more than 250 wounded, Israel’s ambulance service said, adding that the toll was expected to rise.

Israeli fire brigade teams douse the blaze in a parking lot outside a residential building following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on October 7. © Ahmad Gharabli, AFP

An aerial view shows vehicles on fire in Ashkelon, southern Israel, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip on October 7.
An aerial view shows vehicles on fire in Ashkelon, southern Israel, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip on October 7. © Ilan Rosenberg, Reuters

Members of the Israeli frorces take cover on the side of a street in Ashkelon as sirens wail while barrages of rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7.
Members of the Israeli frorces take cover on the side of a street in Ashkelon as sirens wail while barrages of rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7. © Ahmad Gharabli, AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was at “war” with Hamas and vowed to retaliate. 

“We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war,” the Israeli leader…

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Source : france24


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