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Israel confirms 11 citizens kidnapped and taken across the border to the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Authority blames Israel for Hamas terrorism.
“I call on all citizens of Israel to unite in order to achieve our highest goal—victory in the war,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hamas fired 3,000 rockets and dispatched dozens of terrorists into Israeli communities.
“The whole world must stand with Israel as we defend ourselves from terror,” said opposition leader Yair Lapid.
“The United States stands with Israel,” said acting Ambassador Stephanie Hallett.
Mohammed Deif asks Muslims to “expel the occupiers and demolish the walls” of Israel.
Army calls up thousands of reservists after Hamas infiltrates the south from the air, land and sea.
The enemy will pay a price the likes of which he has never known, said the Israeli prime minister.
More than 545 Israelis were being treated at hospitals; Hamas said it abducted soldiers and civilians and took them back into Gaza.
The rockets did not cross into Israeli territory, according to the IDF.
Gazans have staged violent riots along the border on a near-daily basis throughout the month.
