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Responding to the full-blown assault on Israel, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has mentioned Hamas has made a ‘grave mistake’ and that Israel will ‘win this war.’
“The Hamas terrorist organization made a grave mistake this morning and launched a war against the State of Israel. IDF troops are fighting the enemy at every location. I call on all of Israel’s citizens to follow security instructions,” Gallant wrote in a submit on X (previously Twitter).
“The State of Israel will win this war.”
Palestinian terror group Hamas Saturday morning launched a shock aerial assault on Israel. The militia, which operates out of the Gaza Strip, claimed to have launched over 5,000 rockets into Israel.
Shortly afterwards the militia additionally launched an invasion into Israel. Social media quickly turned flush with movies displaying Hamas fighters tearing by way of the border fences on SUVs.
In a gunbattle that ensued as quickly because the terrorists crossed into Israel, the mayor of Shaar Negev, an Israeli border space northeast of the Gaza Strip, was killed.
“The president of the regional council, Ofir Liebstein, was killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists,” the regional council mentioned in a press release.
Visuals circulating on social media additionally confirmed Hamas militants taking on an Israeli tank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of warfare with Hamas.