Israel declares war for first time since 1973
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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.
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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