Israel declares war on Hamas fighters

 Israel declares war on Hamas fighters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will retaliate strongly against Hamas figh...

 Israel declares war on Hamas fighters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will retaliate strongly against Hamas fighters who attacked his country on Saturday.

The Israeli government officially declared war on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, paving the way for a fierce military response to a surprise attack by Islamist militants on Israel. .

Since Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country entered into a war with Hamas when the militants carried out the attacks, later the security committee of the Israeli Parliament reached a decision to declare the war officially.

Ahead of the parliamentary committee's vote, Netanyahu declared that Israel would "retaliate fiercely" against Hamas, even as Israeli forces clashed with Hamas militants on the streets of southern Israel on Sunday. and launching retaliatory airstrikes that destroyed buildings in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

It is not clear what the new hot response of Israel will contain. Some analysts in the Middle East region said that this might mean that Israel could launch a ground attack on Gaza, which would inflame the conflict.

Regardless of the response, Netanyahu warned that "the war will take a long time. The body will be felt."

Major General Ghassan Alian, a senior official in the Israel Defense Forces, said Hamas had "suffered a disaster" for the surprise attack, and "will face the consequences of its actions."

ISRAEL PALESTINE

ISRAEL PALESTINE

Israel said at least 600 people were killed in the country, including 44 soldiers, and more than 1,500 were injured. Officials in Gaza said 313 people died in the area, while around 2,000 others were injured. An Israeli official said that the army killed 400 fighters and captured many others.