LATEST: At least 600 have been killed and 2,000 injured in Israel, according to Israeli media. Earlier, Israeli health authorities have claimed that at least 300 have been killed and around 1,600 injured in Israel, according to health authorities. Health authorities in Gaza say that 370 Palestinians have been killed and around 2,200 have been reported injured after an Israeli airstrike. Israel’s security authorities have officially declared the country to be at war. This was announced by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. The declaration allows for what Israel calls “significant military steps”. Residents of Gaza search for survivors in the rubble after last night’s attack. At least 900 killed According to the Israeli authorities, at least 600 Israelis must have been killed and 2,000 wounded in the war against Hamas. Health authorities in Gaza say that 370 Palestinians have been killed and 2,200 injured after Israeli airstrikes, reports Al Jazeera. At least 20 of those killed must be children. It was in the early hours of Saturday that Hamas and other militant groups fired several thousand rockets at Israel. In addition, several hundred militants and armed Palestinians entered Israel. More than 100 people are said to have been taken hostage by Hamas, the Israeli authorities say. Hamas has told news that the main goal is to get Palestinian prisoners released, and that they have therefore captured many Israeli civilians. Shelled by Hezbollah from Lebanon On Sunday morning, several media reported that northern Israel had been shelled with bomb throwers from Lebanon. The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon says it is behind it, saying in a statement that it is attacking an Israeli-held area with artillery and rockets. Furthermore, they say that the attack is being carried out in solidarity with the Palestinian people. According to Reuters, it is supposed to be projectiles that have hit an Israeli military post in the Shebaa area. The military post is located on the Syrian-Lebanese border on the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights. According to the Israeli Defense Forces, they are responding with artillery strikes against Lebanon, in the area where the shelling came from. They claim to have hit a Hezbollah post in a drone strike along the border. Briefing heads of state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called several heads of state to brief them on the war, according to Reuters. The Prime Minister has called the leaders of Germany, Ukraine, Italy and Great Britain. All assured their support for Israel’s right to defend itself as far as necessary, says a statement from the Prime Minister’s office.
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