Israel-Palestine Escalation
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.

Majority of Hamas Forces That Infiltrated Israel Destroyed: Netanyahu

In response to the Hamas' rocket attack on Israel, which took place on Saturday and was followed by Hamas militants infiltrating the country, Israel conducted air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that at least 256 people were killed as a result of the airstrikes and 1,788 wounded.
Sputnik
TEL AVIV, October 8 (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an overnight meeting with ministers of the government's security bloc, after which he announced the end of the first phase of the operation against the Hamas movement and the destruction of most of the enemy forces on the Israeli territory.
"We are entering a long and difficult war. The war was forced upon us by the deadly Hamas attack. The first phase is ending in these hours with the destruction of most of the enemy's forces that have infiltrated our territory. At the same time, we have launched offensives that will continue without reservations or respite until we achieve our objectives," the prime minister's office quoted Netanyahu as saying in a statement.
Israel-Palestine Escalation
Death Toll From Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip Rises to 256: Reports
The office added that the Israeli cabinet made a series of operational decisions aimed at destroying the military and political capabilities of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement. These decisions include the suspension of electricity supply to the Gaza Strip, as well as the delivery of goods and fuel.