Israel News LIVE Updates: ‘State of War’ alert as Gaza rockets strike; Tel Aviv building set on fire

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Catch all the LIVE updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict here, The elusive leader of Hamas' military wing says the armed group has launched a new military operation against Israel.In a rare public statement, Mohammed Deif said that 5,000 rockets had been fired into Israel early Saturday to begin “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm." Israel also reported an infiltration from Gaza.“We've decided to say enough is enough," Deif said as he urged all Palestinians to confront Israel.More than 5,000 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday, Hamas' armed wing said, declaring it had started "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood"."We decided to put an end to all the crimes of the occupation (Israel), their time for rampaging without being held accountable is over," the group said.A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel October 7, 2023A building is ablaze following rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 7, 2023Barrages of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least one person in Israel, an AFP journalist and medics said.Rockets streamed across the sky repeatedly after the first launches from multiple locations across Gaza at 06:30 am (0330 GMT), the AFP journalist reported.The Islamist movement Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing the border with a heavy barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip.Israel declared a state of alert for war Saturday as dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip struck the country and militants infiltrated southern towns in an unprecedented move. Israel sent warplanes to strike back.