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Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Hamas Military Wing Says Fired 'Large Number of Missiles' at Tel Aviv

© AP Photo / Oded BaliltyIsraelis inspect the rubble of a building a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
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TUNIS (Sputnik) - Palestinian movement Hamas' military wing, Al Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday that it had fired a "large number of missiles" at Tel Aviv in response to Israel's killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip.
"Al Qassam Brigades fired a large number of missiles at Tel Aviv in response to the Zionist [Israeli] massacre of civilians [in the Gaza Strip]," the movement said.
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel and breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed, and some 240 others abducted during the attack. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 35,900 people have been killed so far by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
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