The State of Israel is “faced with a large-scale terrorist attack” and will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, the Israeli embassy in Romania responded, after the Islamist movement Hamas carried out the biggest attack on Israel in recent years on Saturday, in a surprise attack that combined armed fighters who crossed the demarcation fence with a powerful volley of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.

• “The State of Israel faces a large-scale terrorist attack from Gaza this Shabbat, which also marks the holy holiday of Simchat Torah.
• At 06:30 a.m. (Israel time), Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas organization fired thousands of rockets at civilians, and the terrorists entered Israeli territory.
• Israel will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens. We will defend ourselves,” the Israeli embassy in Romania said on its Facebook page.

On Saturday, the Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years in a surprise attack that combined armed fighters who crossed the border fence and a powerful volley of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.

Warning sirens sounded in southern and central Israel, including Jerusalem, and the Israeli army announced it was on alert and mobilizing reservists.

Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting of security chiefs as the Israeli military began striking Hamas targets, and the response to the attack is expected to be devastating.

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