Israel-Palestine latest news: Hamas gunmen infiltrate Israel after rocket attacks from Gaza




Israel: ‘Hamas has made a big mistake this morning’

Yaov Gallant, Israel’s defence minister, has posted a short video clip warning Hamas it has made a “big mistake”.

Armed militants reported in a dozen cities

Armed militants were reported in the streets of at least a dozen towns and villages in the south and residents barricaded themselves in.

A resident from the Kibbutz settlement of Be’eri on Saturday morning called Israel’s Channel 12 to say there are militants on the streets of her town.

“I can hear gunfire,” Dvir Efrat said on live air as she said she does not want to raise her voice, fearing the militants outside.




A Palestinian gunman crosses the Israel-Gaza border fence


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Israelis ‘taken captive’

Videos shared on social media appeared to show clashes in city streets in Israel as well as gunmen in jeeps roaming the countryside.

Palestinian media also reported that a number of Israelis had been taken captive by fighters and Hamas media circulated video footage apparently showing a destroyed Israeli tank.




A man takes a selfie in front a burning Israeli tank on the border with Gaza


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Reports of crowds in Gaza burning Israeli tank

Extraordinary scenes were reported across Gaza as a portion of a fence with Israel was seen smashed and a group of men crowded around an Israeli tank before they set it on fire, Nataliya Vasilyeva reports.

In Gaza City, a group of militants rode an Israeli military vehicle to the cheers of the crowds. A group of elderly woman posed for cameras, brandishing an Israeli assault rifle, apparently captured in Saturday’s assault.




Palestinians celebrate as an Israeli military vehicle burns in Gaza


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Iron Dome intercepts missiles over Jerusalem

Explosions from Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting Hamas’ missiles were heard over Jerusalem on Saturday morning as streaks from projectiles were seen in the sky, Nataliya Vasilyeva reports.

A spokesman for the Sderot municipality in the south of Israel told the Haaretz newspaper that gunfire was heard in the streets and that residents were locking themselves in their homes.

A police official on Saturday confirmed that an unknown number of militants entered a police station in Sderot and an exchange of fire was reported there.

Haaretz also quoted a police source confirming that Hamas militants entered the Israeli towns of Netivot and Ofakim and were holding civilians hostage in Ofakim.




A missile struck the Israeli city of Gedera


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Hamas launches largest attack in years

Hamas on Saturday launched the biggest attack on Israel in years, targeting Israeli cities with rockets and even infiltrating the south of the country, seizing a police station, Nataliya Vasilyeva reports from Jerusalem.

Air raid sirens went on across the country including Jerusalem on Saturday morning after Hamas military leader Mohamed al-Deid announced a military operation that sent about 5,000 missiles from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.

Israel’s ambulance service has confirmed the death of one person and 16 injured. In the south of Israel, one woman died in a rocket attack on an apartment block.

Read more: Hamas launches large attack on Israel as war breaks out in Gaza

Israel calls up reservists

The Israeli army said it is calling up reservists to counter the Hamas attack.

The military said it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip as air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem after the Hamas militant group announced a new operation against Israel.

The sounds of at least three explosions could be heard as Israel deployed anti-rocket defences.




The aftermath of a rocket attack in Ashkelon, Israel


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Gunmen ‘open fire on Israelis in Sderot’

Israeli media reported that gunmen had opened fire on passers-by in the town of Sderot, in southern Israel, and footage circulating on social media appeared to show clashes in city streets.

One woman killed as new fighting erupts

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip killed a woman in Israel on Saturday, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said.

A woman in her 60s was killed “due to a direct hit” and 15 others were injured in southern Israel, it said, after dozens of rockets were fired from the blockaded enclave.





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