what happened between israel and palestine today

According to the search results, there has been an escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine on October 7, 2023. Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, fired thousands of rockets and captured "a big number" of Israelis after its fighters crossed into Israel from the Gaza Strip. A number of militants from Gaza have entered Israeli territory, and the Israel Defense Forces have warned Israelis who live near Gaza to stay in their homes. One person died and at least three were injured when a barrage of rockets was fired from Gaza toward Israel, and the rockets prompted sirens as far north as the Tel Aviv area, east to Beer Sheva, and many other locations in between. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was "at war" with Hamas after the Palestinian militant group that controls the Gaza Strip launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, with fighters crossing into southern Israel and firing a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip. Hamas says it has launched 5,000 rockets at Israel.