Rocket barrage on Jerusalem, and center of the country seriously injures two people. Ben Gurion Airport briefly shut, IDF says all communities in Gaza periphery are cleared of terrorists. Death toll rises to over 700

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Security forces kill five-man Arab terror squad in Sderot as battles continue in Gaza Strip periphery, Air Force pounds Hamas positions in Gaza, as rockets continue to strike Israel. Death toll surpasses 700 but is expected to rise significantly. Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they hold over 130 Israeli hostages. 

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As the IDF operates to clear out the remaining Hamas terrorists from  Gaza periphery communities, preparations continue for the next stage - a massive military operation inside Gaza. 

Avi Melamed is a strategic intelligence analyst and an expert on the Arab and Muslim world and founder and CEO of Inside the Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives.

He told KAN's Mark Weiss that the war is a mega event with strategic and regional ramifications. We first asked him what motivated Hamas to launch such a deadly attack.

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Members of communities in the south were left to fend for themselves for hours on Saturday before the army sent soldiers to engage with Hamas infiltrators.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Adele Raemer from Kibbutz Nirim , close to the Gaza border, who spent the day in her safe room after Hamas gunmen tried and failed to enter her home. 

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Israel confirms hostages taken by Hamas to Gaza Strip. Israeli security forces continue pursuit of terrorist infiltrators in southern Israel. IDF hits two high-rise towers in Gaza used to house Hamas assets

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At least 100 people killed, more than 800 wounded, hostages taken in Hamas surprise assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. IDF pounds Gaza Strip targets. IDF reservists called up.

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Special news update 3 p.m At least 40 people confirmed dead and more than 700 wounded in Hamas surprise assault attack on Israel. Hamas claims to have taken Israeli hostages to Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu convenes security cabinet 

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Special news bulletin 1 p.m. At least 22 people killed in Hamas surprise assault on Israel from Gaza Strip. Rocket barrages on Israel continue. Prime Minister Netanyahu: "We are at war."

Next update at 3 p.m.

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Special news bulletin 11:00 a.m. Next update 1 p.m. Israel time. 

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Five Israeli forces wounded, three seriously, by rebounding grenade during Tulkarm raid. Opposition MK Gantz meets with US national security adviser in Washington. Newly revealed documents detail Yom Kippur War naval battle

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