Officials emphasize severity of Hamas attacks in comparisons to 9/11, Pearl Harbor

By Rachel Schilke

Published October 8, 2023 4:45pm ET

Officials emphasize severity of Hamas attacks in comparisons to 9/11, Pearl Harbor — Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations, killing hundreds and taking captives.

Israeli officials are comparing the unprecedented attack on Israel launched by Hamas early Saturday to terrorist attacks in American history, including Sept. 11, 2001, and Pearl Harbor.

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