Israel Strikes Back After Hamas's Surprise Incursion On Historic Holiday. A Day Of Violence In Pics

At least 100 people were killed and several others wounded as Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip pounded Israel on Saturday.

At least 100 people were killed and several others wounded Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip pounded Israel on Saturday.

Hamas militants fired over 2,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while the Hamas fighters entered southern Israel by land, sea and air, using paragliders and even captured several Israeli soldiers near the border. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) said it has launched operation ‘Iron Swords’ in response to Hamas’s surprise attack. The image shows an Israeli man looking out of his apartment after a missile fired from the Gaza Strip hit a building in the centre of Tel Aviv. (Image: Getty Images)

Members of the fire brigade try to extinguish fire on cars following a rocket attack from Gaza. Palestinian militants in Gaza unexpectedly fired dozens of rockets at Israeli targets. (Image: Getty Images)

Smoke can be seen coming from a residential building following rocket attack from Gaza. (Image: Getty Images)

Israeli police officers take cover behind a wall during a rocket attack from Gaza. (Image: Getty Images)

Hamas also claimed it had launched 5,000 rockets towards Israel in the early morning barrage that it has called “Operation al-Aqsa Flood.” The image shows smoke billowing from Israel following a rocket attack from Gaza City. (Image: Getty Images)

A view of damage caused by Israeli air strikes. “We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war. This morning, Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack against the State of Israel and its citizens. We have been in this since the early morning hours,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address. (Image: Getty Images)

Palestinians inspect the destroyed buildings after a rocket attack by Israeli air forces targeting a shopping centre in the Gaza Strip. (Image: Getty Images)

A bicycle was targeted and two young Palestinian militants were killed near the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel. (Image: Getty Images)