Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza as Hamas fires more rockets

Around 260 bodies have been recovered from an Israeli music festival stormed by Hamas

• Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer said that the “massive attacks by Hamas leadership into Israel … is no less than Israel’s 9/11.”
• The violence has also “poured cold water on the possibility of a fast-tracked Israeli-Saudi normalization process,” said Chatham House’s Sanam Vakil.
• “The Israeli-Hamas War is a logical result of 50 years of failed military policies,” Difference Group’s Dan Steinbock said in an e-mail to CNBC.

Hamas will pay a price like it never knew before, the country's prime minister has warned

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a "historic failure" for Israeli intelligence services, according to Middle East expert David Khalfa. 

There has been simmering tension building up between Israelis and Palestinians for a long time, but this week a “red line” was finally crossed.

Rihanna is the latest star to release a statement on the violence between Israelis and Palestinians, copping heat for her choice of words.

Medics said at least 300 Palestinians were hurt in violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would leave "all agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments," including those pertaining to security issues.

According to Mr. Abu Oun, they replied, “We will show you how injustice will last.”

Violence has flared between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, a day after seven militants and an Israeli soldier were killed during an undercover Israeli operation in Gaza.

Three others also wounded in the Israeli strike over the southern Gaza Strip, says health ministry.

Most of the Palestinians killed were carrying out knife, gun or car-ramming attacks, Israeli authorities say.

THE son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online.

More than six months of violence leaves at least 209 Palestinians and 29 Israelis dead.