Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip Saturday. Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza.
In Photos: Hamas Attack on Israel and Retaliation

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Israeli soldiers secure residential areas in Sderot following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip, Oct. 7, 2023.

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Palestinians celebrate at a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis, Israel, Oct. 7, 2023.

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An injured Israeli officer gestures as he arrives at a hospital in Ashkelon, Oct. 7, 2023.