We have a special edition today bringing you everything you need to know about the attack Israel has dubbed "our 9/11".
Reporter Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem spoke to the Reuters World News podcast about the latest developments.
By Linda Noakes
Today's Top News
Israeli soldiers scan an area while sirens sound as rockets from Gaza are launched towards Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Israel's troops were battling to clear out Hamas gunmen more than two days after they burst across the fence from Gaza, and the army said it would soon go on the offensive after the biggest mobilization in Israeli history.
Hundreds of cars abandoned in the scramble to flee a massacre at an Israeli music festival where gunmen killed 260 people and took captives back into Gaza underline the scale of the deadliest attack on Israel in decades.
A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East's most powerful army.
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations vowed that it was time to "obliterate Hamas terror infrastructure," as the U.N. Security Council met to discuss the conflict.
The United States will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas' deadly attacks may have been motivated to disrupt a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties.
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Market Reaction
Oil surged, along with European defense stocks, while airline shares plunged as gold and safe-haven assets were boosted.
The Israeli shekel initially sank to its lowest since early 2015, prompting the country's central bank to offer to sell up to $30 billion for shekels.
Several international airlines have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve before resuming. Tech companies operating in Israel are expected to fortify security.
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