The State of Israel is “facing a large-scale terrorist attack” and will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, the Israeli Embassy in Romania reacted after the Islamist movement Hamas launched on Saturday the biggest attack on Israel in recent years, in -a surprise assault that combined armed fighters who crossed the demarcation fence with a massive barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Ambassador of Israel, Reuven AzarPhoto: Inquam Photos / Ilona Andrei
- “The State of Israel is facing a large-scale terrorist attack launched from Gaza on this Shabbat, which also marks the holy holiday of Simchat Torah.
- At 06:30 am (Israel time), Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas organization launched thousands of rockets at civilians and terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory.
- Israel will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens. We will defend ourselves”, he posted on his page Facebook Embassy of Israel in Romania.
The Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined armed fighters who crossed the border fence with a massive barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Warning sirens sounded in southern and central Israel, including Jerusalem, and the Israeli army announced it was on war footing and mobilizing reservists.
Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting of security chiefs as the Israeli military began striking Hamas targets and the response to the attack is expected to be devastating.
