o say can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave israel declaring it is at war. palestinian militants launched 2,000 rockets from gaza and fighters infiltrate israeli territory. pete: the report say 22 israelis have been killed in a multi-front surprise attack. rachel: trey yingst is in southern israel with the latest, what led to this and what is happening now ? reporter: an unprecedented and coordinated attack against israel is taking place, groups of palestinian militants crossed the border on motorcycles and pickup trucks, they wen
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