Israeli forces increase security measures at the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel on Oct. 9, 2023.
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Brutality of Surprise Attack Unites Israel Around One Goal: Crush Hamas
The nation has come together, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu risks succumbing to the same fate as his predecessor 50 years ago.
The normally bustling streets of Tel Aviv are empty, schools shut, flights canceled and a major gas field closed. Men of all ages are getting called to their reserve units, hundreds of thousands throwing on uniforms.
Israel is preparing to destroy the Hamas military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip after the horrific attack that killed hundreds of Israelis, most of them civilians. Political divisions, which have driven anti-government protesters into the streets for nine months, have vanished in the face of Hamas’s slaughter at the weekend and fears the conflict could spread to Lebanon.