A rocket is sent off from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.

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Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel was "at battle" after Hamas sent off its greatest assault on the country in years, terminating a torrent of rockets and sending aggressors across the boundary from the Gaza Strip.

In a broadcast address as Palestinian aggressors pursued weapon fights with Israeli powers in various areas in southern Israel, the state leader said he had requested "a broad preparation of stores" and that Israel would "return discharge of a greatness that the foe has not known".

"The adversary will follow through on a phenomenal cost," he added.

The heightening is the most serious episode of viciousness since Israel and Hamas battled a 11-day battle in 2021. It follows a long time of strains on the boundary of Gaza, which has been barred by Israel and Egypt since Hamas assumed command an over the area in 2007.