
This was supposedly to be in retaliation against Hamas, which two days earlier had launched a series of attacks in southern Israel that had killed 1,400 while 220 were taken as hostages, according to the Al Jazeera news service.

This was supposedly to be in retaliation against Hamas, which two days earlier had launched a series of attacks in southern Israel that had killed 1,400 while 220 were taken as hostages, according to the Al Jazeera news service.