<a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> <span class="ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter">h</span>as declared war for the first time since 1973 after <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a>, a Palestinian terrorist group, launched rockets from <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a> into Israel on early Saturday.


The Israel National Security Council approved a state of war under Article 40 of the Basic Government Law, considering the war to have begun at 6 a.m. on Saturday.


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Israel has declared war for the first time since 1973 after Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group, launched rockets from Gaza into Israel on early Saturday.{ai:summary}<p>Israel declares war on Hamas after rocket attacks from Gaza. #warinukraine</p>

Israel declares war for first time since 1973

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