The head of the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the start of war
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas had made a “serious mistake” with the surprise attack and that Israel would “win this war.” About it writes The Times of Israel.
Gallant said the Hamas terrorist group made a “grave mistake” by launching a surprise attack on Israel with rocket fire and infiltrating towns along the Gaza Strip border.
“IDF soldiers are fighting the enemy at all infiltration sites,” Gallant’s office quoted the minister as saying. He added that “the State of Israel will win this war.”
Massive shelling of Israel continues from 7 am local time (coincides with Moscow time). The military reported air raid sirens going off in multiple locations in southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim.
The head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, Mohammed ad-Deif, announced the start of a military operation against Israel. A spokesman for the movement said that more than five thousand rockets were launched at Israel. He cited revenge for Israel’s desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as the reason for the attacks.
The IDF was put on alert in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and infiltration of militants into border areas, Defense Minister announced about the mass conscription of reservists.
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