Israel-Palestine at war: live updates as almost 1,000 confirmed dead overall, US says it will send aircraft carrier
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Israel has declared a ‘state of war’ after Islamist militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack and fired thousands of rockets into the country early on Saturday (7 October).
Gunmen were confirmed to have “infiltrated” the country from several locations on the Gaza Strip - a territory claimed by Palestine located at the southern border of Israel.
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Hide AdHamas military commander Mohammad Deif claimed responsibility for the attack - claiming '5,000' rockets had been fired into Israel. In a rare public statement, he declared “enough is enough” and urged Palestinians everywhere to fight.
Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his citizens "we are at war" as he promised "the enemy will pay a price he has never known."
So far the death toll across both sides stands at about 1,100.
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Israel latest as Hamas fighters ‘infiltrate’ country from Gaza Strip
1,200 Israelis and 1,100 Palestinians killed
Both sides have provided an update on the number of people killed since Hamas launched its attack on Saturday (7 October).
1,200 Israelis have been confirmed dead - a sharp rise in the death toll previously provided.
A spokesperson from the IDF said the jump (up by 200) is “not because there is ongoing fighting,” but because “as the time has gone by we are discovering bodies of dead Israelis in the various communities that Hamas infiltrated and conducted their massacres”.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed that 1,100 Palestinians have died so far, with at least 30 killed by Tuesday's overnight air strikes on Gaza.