‘We stand with Israel’: Florida leaders react to Hamas attack

Members of Florida’s Congress and local leaders reacted with concern and outrage to a surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel Saturday.

At least 198 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israel’s retaliation and at least 1,610 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.

The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip have carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. Israel says at least 40 people have died.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel was “at war” and called for a mass mobilization of army reserves. The invasion revived memories of the 1973 war practically 50 years to the day.