 Hamas movement declared war on Israel, swords of iron operation began. The radical Palestinian movement Hamas has declared war on Israel and the Israeli military is fighting the enemy, Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant said. The Hamas movement made a serious mistake and started a war against the state of Israel. Units of the Israel Defense Forces are fighting the enemy everywhere, the minister said. Galant also ordered the introduction of a special security situation in central Israel and the south of the country amid rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip that began on the morning of the 7th of October. The Israeli army has launched attacks on the Gaza Strip after massive rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave the army press service reported. The name of the Israeli offensive, which saw multiple airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and the call-up of thousands of reserve troops for potential ground operations was given the codename swords of iron. Officers of Palestinian militants fired 5,000 rockets into Israel, al-Arabiya TV reported citing a statement by representatives of the Palestinian movement Hamas. The Hamas has named the terror attack operation al-Aqsa. Hamas deputy leader Salah al-Arouri stated that the objective of the operation is to defend al-Aqsa and release the prisoners. In addition, top Hamas leaders abroad were seen in television images. We thank Allah for this victory, said Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. His deputy, the terrorist strategist Salah al-Arouri, was also documented alongside him. Television authorities decided to cancel all public events in the city and close to the city's beaches. The Hamas terrorist organization carried out a combined attack including the firing of rockets and terrorist infiltrations into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip the Israeli foreign ministry wrote on X. The Israeli will defend Israeli civilians and the Hamas terrorist organization will pay a heavy price for its actions. Civilians are asked to act according to the special instructions posted on the National Emergency Portal and stay adjacent to shelters. Residents in the areas surrounding the Gaza Strip are asked to stay in their homes, the ministry said.