Israel-Palestine crisis: Netanyahu warns people to leave Gaza as 350 Israelis killed in Hamas attack

Fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues for second day on October 8, with hundreds killed on both sides.

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The unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn of 'a long and difficult war'.

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On Saturday, Hamas militants raided as many as 22 locations outside the Gaza Strip. Civilians on both sides are trapped and particularly vulnerable due to the ongoing conflict.

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Hamas militants used explosives to break through the border fence enclosing Gaza, then crossed with motorcycles, pickup trucks, paragliders and speed boats on the coast.

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Palestinians were seen waving their national flag after they destroyed a Israeli tank at the Gaza strip fence.

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In few towns, civilians’ bodies were piled up on roads where they had encountered advancing gunmen.

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