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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 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
