Israel says it is at war with Hamas after surprise attack
Under cover of a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting others.
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Palestinian militants drive a captured Israeli military vehicle in Gaza City on Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli soldier stands by the bodies of Israelis killed by Palestinian armed militants who entered from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Israeli soldier takes cover on the road near Sderot, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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An Israeli volunteer with Magen David Adom emergency service speaks to a man waiting to donate blood in Jerusalem, following an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants on Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Israeli soldiers head south near Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk away from the kibbutz of Kfar Azza, Israel, near the fence with the Gaza strip on Saturday, Oct. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian shout slogans during a celebration of the attacks that the militant Hamas group carried out against Israel, at al-Bass Palestinian refugee camp, in southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 7.