Nearly 1600 were wounded after the retaliatory action into the gaza strip. Dozens of Israeli Soldiers and civilians are being held hostage, as part of an unprecedented attack by Palestinian Militants on israeli territory. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is at war. His government says the Palestinian Militant Group hamas launched more than 2,000 rockets into the country, killing at least 100 people, ani and wounding nearly a thousand. Officials in the gaza strip say at least 198 people have been killed there, in retaliatory israeli strikes. an12 in retaliatory israeli strikes. The barrage of rocket fire from gaza into israeli territory began just after dawn, with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. Sderot is one of the towns thought to have been infiltrated by militants. With the latest on this fast escalating conflict, heres our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell and a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. Israeli partygoers f
Egyptian and Qatari mediators said they are examining a response from the Hamas militant group, and will work "until agreement is reached" on a US-backed cease-fire proposal in Gaza. More on DW.
King Abdullah II of Jordan has said that humanitarian access to Gaza cannot wait for a ceasefire and cannot be subject to the political agendas of any party.King Abdullah made the remarks on Tuesday at the opening of an emergency humanitarian .