Netanyah: We're at war. I ordered revenge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that “we are at war” in a video posted on X.

Israeli citizens, we are at war, not an operation, not an escalation, a war. This morning Hamas launched an unexpected assassination attack against the state of Israel and its citizens. We've been on it since early morning”.

He said he has gathered the security system leaders.

First of all, orders to clear settlements from terrorists who had infiltrated this operation are under way at these hours. At the same time, I ordered a wide reserve mobilization and a revenge struggle with a force and extent the enemy has never known”.

The enemy will pay a price he never knew. In the meantime, I call on all citizens of Israel to comply carefully with military instructions and interior command guidelines. We're in a war and we're gonna win it”.

Dozens of armed men from the Palestinian militant group Hamas have been involved in a surprise attack against Israel by the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of rockets were thrown into Israel by Gaza, according to a Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif, who said: “We have decided to say enough is quite”.