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Netanyahu tells Israel 'we are at war' after Hamas launches unprecedented attack

Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, October 7, 2023. [AP photo]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israel that it is "at war" with Hamas militants that rule the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu's comments in a televised address mark his first since the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers launched a major, multifront attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday. He ordered a call-up of reservists and promised that Hamas would "pay a price that it hasn't known until now."

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