Israel formally declares war on Hamas

Israel has formally declared war on Hamas after surprise assault from Gaza on Saturday (October 7).

Israel’s security cabinet voted to officially go to war for the first time since the Yom Kippur War of 1973 this weekend.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already declared that Israel was “at war” on Saturday, but the high-level security cabinet decision unlocks “significant military activities,” Netanyahu’s office announced, according to the Times of Israel.

Hamas terrorists have killed at least 600 Israelis and wounded at least 2,000 more in a surprise rocket attack this weekend. The group has also taken dozens of hostages within Gaza, and the Israeli military is preparing to engage._Agencies