At least one person has died and 15 are injured after rockets were fired into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip this morning
Israel has issued a ‘State of War’ alert as large plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from a number of Israeli towns.According to Reporter Alistair Bunkall, there is evidence that Hamas managed to get some of its fighters across the border and there are now “gun battles” happening in towns on the Gaza Strip.
Phone footage also showed Hamas fighters attempting to reach Israel on small boats and paragliders, reaching the town of Sderot where gun battles were heard.Social media images showed cars on fire and damaged buildings. Rockets fired by Palestinian militants into Israel, 07/09/2023. Image: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
Israel said it was attacking targets in the Gaza Strip and the Israel Defence Forces warned"the Hamas terror group will pay a very heavy price"The attacks come after weeks of heightened tensions along Israel's volatile border with Gaza, and heavy fighting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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