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Hundreds dead in Israel and Gaza, thousands injured after Hamas launches rockets, Israel declares war(abcnews.go.com)

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Over 100 Israelis have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 198 were killed in Gaza and at least 1,610 were injured Saturday in retaliatory attacks from Israel.

“We are at war. We will win,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

The Israeli Defense Forces earlier declared “a state of alert for war,” according to a statement issued by the IDF.

“Over the past hour, the Hamas terrorist organization launched massive barrages of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and its terrorist operatives have infiltrated into Israel in a number of different locations in the south,” the IDF said early Saturday.

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Hyperreality@kbin.social
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I find the timing of this suspicious, given there’s rumours the negotiations between the US and SA are in their final stages.

If SA is about to throw Palestine under the bus, as is rumoured, that could explain the timing.

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akrot@lemmy.world
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You’re on point, Hezbollah released a statement backing up that claim, a warning for “normalization”.

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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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But how would this attack do anything to discourage Saudi Arabia from signing that treaty?

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PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee
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Iran trying to get the first move advantage in what they’d deam the inevitable opening of yet another proxy war with KSA

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Duvidl@lemmy.world
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It wouldn’t. That’s the point. Having Hamas do that seems like a perfect excuse to throw palestine under the bus. Which they would do with the agreement, anyhow. Now they have a reason.

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Ah, I see what you mean, but I don’t think I agree. There’s no relevant party that is opposed to this attack, opposed to the treaty, and important enough to justify the risk of getting caught.

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