The Israeli army has asked residents of several areas of the Gaza Strip to flee their homes in preparation for revenge attacks against Hamas
PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed “mighty vengeance” on Palestinian militants for what he called a “black day”
Dozens of Israelis are believed to have been captured by Palestinian militant group Hamas which has launched its biggest attack in years
“We are at war,” says Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu – with 250 people in Israel reported killed
Israel has responded with a wave of air strikes on Gaza, killing more than 230 people, officials say
The violence continued on Saturday evening – with Tel Aviv and other central Israeli cities hit by a new barrage of rockets and Israel saying they are fighting militants in 22 places
Hamas commander Mohammed Deif says the group had “decided to say enough is enough”
US support for Israel is “rock solid”, says President Joe Biden, pledging to make sure “they can continue to defend themselves”
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