The Israeli army declared a state of war on Saturday after a powerful combined attack from Gazawith the launching of rockets and the infiltration of Palestinian militiamen into Israeli territory, in an aggression for which the Islamist group Hamas is believed responsible.

“The Israeli army declares a state of wara military spokesman said in a statement. Alarms continue to sound in the north and south of the country, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and at least one person died and 15 were injured, the agency said. EFE.

More than 5,000 rockets were fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas’s armed wing, which said it had launched the operation.Al-Aqsa flood”.

“We have decided to put an end to all crimes of the (Israeli) occupation, the time of frenzy without accountability is over,” the group stated. “We announced Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge and fired more than 5,000 rockets during the first 20-minute attack,” he said. AFP.

As a result of the attack, anti-aircraft alarms sounded in the south and center of the country, including the area of Tel Avivthe Israeli army reported.

The anti-missile alert sounded from 6:30 am (0330 GMT) in the Israeli towns bordering the enclave – de facto controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas -. raise the alarm in several cities such as Tel Aviv, Rehovot or Lod, in the center of the country, Sde Boker, Arad, Dimona or Lakhish, in the south; or Shederot, Ashkelon or Asod, around Gaza.

“In the past half hour, rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory. People in southern and central Israel called to stay close to protected areas and follow Front Command instructionsadded the military spokesman.

Dozens of rockets were launched from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel on October 7, 2023, an AFP journalist said on Palestinian territory, as sirens sounded in Israel warning of incoming fire.
Photo: AFP

Currently, Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) has reported four injuries, including a 70-year-old woman in critical condition in the town of Gederot.

In addition, MDA paramedics in Yanve also treated a 20-year-old man in moderate condition for shrapnel wounds; and two people in mild and conscious condition in Ashkelon.

The MDA indicated that the projectiles hit three locations: Yavne, where paramedics “are treating a 20-year-old man in moderate condition due to shrapnel wounds.”“Gederot, where “a 70-year-old woman is in critical condition and another person is trapped,” and in Ashkelon, with “two people in a mild condition and conscious,” indicates EFE.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “has been briefed on the situation” and “he will convene a meeting of senior security officials in the coming hours,” his office indicated.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrived at Kirya Army headquarters in Tel Aviv to lead the response in Gaza; and the Prime Minister went there to attend an emergency meeting with the entire security apparatus.

Smoke rises after a direct hit in the Israeli city of Gedera following rocket fire from Gaza, October 7, 2023. Photo: EFE

Infiltrators

Armed Palestinian militants from Gaza infiltrated Israeli territory this morning, in the town of Sderot, where they left in a van and shot everywhere; while the firing of hundreds of rockets from the strip towards Israel continued.

“Several terrorists have infiltrated Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Surrounding (Israeli) residents have been asked to stay in their homes“, an army spokesman indicated, while a video circulating on social networks shows men dressed in black with white bands on their heads shooting long guns from a van at an Israeli patrol in the middle of the street. (JO)