Israel Struggles to Expel Hamas Intruders and Secure Border – WSJ

TEL AVIV Israeli troops engaged in fierce fighting throughout Sunday to regain control of swaths of the country s south after Hamas militants flooded in from Gaza, with the military struggling to reseal the border to further incursions.

As battles raged, the Israeli government moved to evacuate civilians from towns and villages near Gaza, a densely populated Palestinian enclave, and authorities worked to treat hundreds of wounded civilians, recover the bodies of the dead and try to determine how many Israelis were being held hostage.

The Israeli cabinet approved a declaration of war after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday a call-up for hundreds of thousands of military reservists, saying in a televised address: We are at war and we will win it.

Iran-backed Hamas said it had been able to send additional men and weapons into Israel on Sunday and it launched a fresh barrage of missiles from Gaza.

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