![]() Israel's military said at 10am that Palestinian fighters had penetrated at least three military installations around the frontier - the Erez border crossing, the Zikim base and the Gaza division headquarters at Reim.įighters raided the Israeli border town of Sderot and were reported to be in another border community, Be'eri, and the town of Ofakim 30km east of Gaza, according to Israeli media citing phone calls from residents.Įxplosions could be heard in cities around Tel Aviv and outside Jerusalem. Videos issued by Hamas showed fighters breaching the security fences, with the dim light and low sun suggesting it was at around the time of the rocket barrage. Most fighters crossed through breaches in land security barriers separating Gaza and Israel.īut at least one was filmed crossing on a powered parachute while a motorboat was filmed heading to Zikim, an Israeli coastal town and military base. LIVE UPDATES: For all the latest news about the Israel-Gaza war follow our blog The barrage served as cover for an unprecedented multi-pronged infiltration of fighters, with the Israeli military saying at 7:40am that Palestinian gunmen had crossed into Israel. Israel's military said 2,500 rockets were fired. Hamas said it had fired 5,000 rockets in a first barrage. How the attack unfoldedĪt about 6:30am local time, Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets across southern Israel, with sirens heard as far away as Tel Aviv and Beersheba. ![]() ![]() Israel said it was on a war footing and began its own strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza and had called up reservists. Palestinian militant group Hamas has launched the biggest attack on Israel in years in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into Israel with a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
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