israel is mobilizing soldiers and declaring a state of war alert after the palestinian militant group hamas fires thousands of rockets from the gaza strip into southern israel . the group s leader says it s part of a new military operation against israel. israel s territory has also reportedly been infiltrated by numerous palestinian militants during the unprecedented attack . several videos posted on social media appearing to show dozens of uniformed gunmen inside the israeli border town of sderot. residents across the region are being ordered to remain indoors following reports of israel israelis being kidnaped and taken into gaza. and we re also learning a woman in her 60s was killed and at least 100 others were injured in the surprise attack . israel s security cabinet is set to convene in the coming hours following its state of war alert declaration. officials warn hamas will face consequences for the attacks and has reportedly already begun striking targets in the gaza
and declaring a state of war alert after the palestinian militant group hamas fires thousands of rockets from the gaza strip into southern israel . the group s leader says it s part of a new military operation against israel. israel s territory has also reportedly been infiltrated by numerous palestinian militants during the unprecedented attack. several videos posted on social media appear to show dozens of uniformed gunmen inside the israeli border town of sderot ready across the region are being ordered to remain indoors. and we re learning a woman in her 60s was killed and at least 100 others were injured in the rocket attacks. israel s security cabinet is set to convene in the coming hours for following its state of war alert declaration. officials warn hamas will face consequences for the attacks and has reportedly already begun striking targets in the gaza strip. the launch has come after weeks of heightened tensions along israel s volatile border with gaza and heavy f