Israel declared a 'state of war' and launched air strikes on Gaza strip following a surprise rocket attack by Palestine's Hamas militants which claimed that it was only their ""first strike"". Following the attacks on the country Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video statement said “We are at war and we will win,” he asserted, adding, “Not an ‘operation,’ not a ‘round,’ but at war. India issues advisory for its nationals in Israel amid Hamas terrorists' attack on Israel
