Israel declared a 'state of war' and launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip following a surprise rocket attack by Palestine's Hamas militants which claimed that it was only their "first strike". Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement following the attacks that the country is at war.

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