The Palestinian Hamas movement launched a surprise attack against Israel on Saturday morning, with hundreds of rockets and armed fighters entering the country. At least 300 Israelis were killed and another 1,800 were injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expects a “long and difficult war,” he said on Saturday evening. Israel responded with retaliatory strikes in Gaza that killed at least 232 Palestinians and injured 1,697. Follow all developments in this live blog.
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LIVE. Israeli PM fears “long and difficult war” – “Large number” of people held hostage by Hamas
