Status: 08.10.2023, 14:08 PM
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Israeli forces take up position behind a vehicle in Sderot. © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Hamas attacks, Israel responds. Hundreds of people are already dead on both sides. Now the Israeli security cabinet officially confirms the state of war in the country.
Tel Aviv - The Israeli security cabinet has declared a state of war in Israel. This allows for "far-reaching military steps," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday. "The war imposed on Israel by a murderous terror attack from the Gaza Strip began at 7:2023 a.m. on October 06, 00."
The Islamist Hamas unexpectedly launched large-scale attacks against Israel from Gaza on Saturday. The Palestinian organization, designated a terrorist organization by the EU, the US and Israel, fired more than 3000,<> rockets at Israel. At the same time, on Saturday morning, armed Palestinians advanced into Israel by land, sea and air.
Several Israelis were abducted to the Gaza Strip, according to military sources. A military spokesman spoke of a "significant number", but Israel has not yet given exact details. According to media reports, more than 400 people have been killed in Israel so far. Israel announced an evacuation of its border towns with the Gaza Strip.
As a result of the Israeli airstrikes, 313 Palestinians were killed and nearly 2000,<> injured in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry there said on Sunday. Dpa