Israel declares war after Hamas surprise attack
The death toll has risen to hundreds as Hamas fighters and the Israeli military trade attacks in the Gaza.
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00:00 Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday, killing
00:05 and capturing scores of civilians and soldiers in their biggest surprise attack in decades.
00:11 The group distributed these videos Saturday from inside an Israeli military camp near
00:15 the border of Gaza.
00:19 Israel then responded with massive airstrikes deep inside the coastal enclave that led to
00:24 the collapse of buildings and vowed unprecedented retaliation.
00:29 During a security cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "Since
00:37 this morning, the State of Israel has been at war.
00:40 Our first objective is to clear out enemy forces that infiltrated and restore the security
00:46 and quiet to the communities that have been attacked.
00:49 The second objective, at the same time, is to exact an immense price from the enemy within
00:55 the Gaza Strip, too."
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