(…) „Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched massive rocket barrages at southern and central Israel on Saturday morning, combined with an assault by dozens of gunmen who infiltrated the border town of Sderot and other communities, clashing with Israel Defense Force troops.
At least 100 Israelis were killed and over 900 wounded, according to medical officials, and Hamas claimed to have captured dozens of Israelis, including soldiers. Nearly 200 Palestinians were reported killed in Israeli retaliatory strikes.
The unprecedented surprise attack by terrorists in the Gaza Strip started at around 6:30 a.m. and Israelis celebrated the last day of the weeklong Sukkot festival with hundreds of rockets fired at Israel. It came a day after Israel and the Arab world marked the 50th anniversary of the surprise attack by Egypt and Syria that launched the Yom Kippur War.
This attack too appeared to catch Israel completely by surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was “at war.”
“Citizens of Israel, we are at war,” he said. “And we will win.” “


