Photos: The war in Israel and Gaza

By
Nicole Werbeck
,
Amy Held
and
Daniel Estrin
WNYC | Oct 8, 2023
Updated October 8, 2023 at 11:05 PM ET

Editor's note: This report contains some graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised.

Israel's military is striking targets in Gaza on Sunday while fighting continues against militants in southern Israel.

"We are at war," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, after Hamas militants infiltrated several Israeli towns and military camps and fired thousands of rockets from Gaza in a surprise attack on Saturday.

An Israeli military spokesman tells NPR that the Hamas militant group has taken Israelis hostage.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has reports that some Americans have been killed or taken hostage in the violence.

The attack on Israel on Saturday came after recent weeks of volatile clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops along the Gaza-Israel border, and deadly Israeli military raids and clashes with Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

We will continue to update this visual report as the situation evolves.

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