Israel and Hamas at war after surprise attacks from Gaza Strip
Twenty-two Israelis confirmed dead so far and 545 injured, with death toll likely to rise, after aerial and ground attack
Israel and Hamas are once again at war after the Palestinian militant group launched a large aerial and ground operation from the blockaded Gaza Strip, its biggest attack in years.
Sirens sounded across Israel and as far north as the contested city of Jerusalem from about 7am on Saturday after volleys of what Hamas claimed were 5,000 rockets launched from the blockaded enclave. A ground infiltration by Hamas gunmen into Israeli towns and villages on the periphery - an unprecedented development in the 16 years since the Islamists took over the strip - is ongoing, with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) saying seven villages and towns are under Hamas control. The Israeli army also put the number of projectiles at around 2,000.
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