The Israeli military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip after the Hamas militant group launched a major new operation, firing rockets into southern Israel. Follow live.
Both Israel's prime minister and Hamas's leader have spoken following the deadly attacks in both Israel and Gaza. 'We will take mighty vengeance for this black day,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. 'Hamas launched a cruel and wicked war. We will win this war but the price is too heavy to bear,' he said. 'Hamas wants to murder us all.
This is an enemy that murders mothers and children in their homes, in their beds. An enemy that abducts elderly, children, teenage girls.' Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the assault that had begun in Gaza would spread to the West Bank and Jerusalem. 'This was the morning of defeat and humiliation upon our enemy, its soldiers and its settlers,' he said in a speech. 'What happened reveals the greatness of our preparation. What happened today reveals the weakness of the enemy.
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