Peace has for decades been illusive along the Israel border with the Hezbollah terrorists in the North and Hamas terrorists to the South in Gaza. A faux calm was shattered Saturday morning during Simchat Torah (a Jewish holiday meaning “Rejoicing in the Torah”) when thousands of rockets were fired by Hamas militants from Gaza, the Hamas enclave, impacting across Israel. This attack is the largest Israel has suffered in many years. Early reports describe the rocket attack as a coordinated land and sea assault. As many as 100 Israelis have been killed and 800 injured in the surprise attack.
Israel Declares War on Hamas Militants
Sporadic violence had occurred since the last major Hamas-instigated missile attacks in May. However, Saturday’s rocket barrage has taken the Israeli-Palestinian terrorist confrontation to a much higher level. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) was quick to…
