More than 400 people have died and thousands are injured in Israel and Gaza after Hamas launched a surprise dawn attack on Saturday during the Jewish high holiday of Simchat Torah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared his nation is at war and vowed of a "mighty vengeance" after gunmen from Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns, killing and capturing scores of civilians and soldiers in a surprise assault that was met by Israel with massive retaliatory air strikes that killed scores in the Gaza Strip. The worst attack on Israel for decades unleashed a war that both sides vowed to escalate.
Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri told al-Jazeera that the group was holding a big number of Israeli captives, including senior officials. He said Hamas had enough captives to make Israel free all Palestinians in its jails. The Israeli military confirmed Israelis were being held in Gaza. A military spokesman said Israel could mobilise up to hundreds of thousands of reservists and was also prepared for war on its northern front against Lebanon's Hezbollah group.
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