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Top Hamas commander killed by Israeli airstrike

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    Leland Vittert reports from Jerusalem

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Fox News alert Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly now.

Calling for an emergency meeting of the Arab League after today's air strikes by Israel -- -- Gaza these strikes.

Hitting Hamas targets all across the region killing one of the group's top military commanders and now an Israeli military spokesman is predicting days of fighting.

With the Palestinians -- -- -- live in Nashville on Israel near the border with Gaza what's going on Leland.

And right now according to the Hamas militant organization they quote had opened.

The -- -- Hal there has been a declaration of war they say by the Israelis by this air strike the Israelis providing video of the moments.

They kill op Ed Jim -- he was the leader of the Hamas militant wing many here in Israel are comparing Israel's assassination of -- to the United States.

Assassinating Osama bin logged in that operation right now the Israelis they say have launched.

Operation cloud of -- which is a targeted assassination operation of a number of Hamas militants members of Islamic Jihad and also going after.

Their warehouses which have a number.

Of U mass weapons storage facilities as that we are here talking right now there -- Dozens of air strikes going on over the Gaza Strip towards fireballs coming up from inside job.

It's a -- -- gonna go on for a number of days this began about a week to go as the inside Gaza -- about a 160 rockets towards southern Israel at about 800000 -- -- -- to take shelter inside all sorts of bomb shelters in their house also out.

Industry -- completely stopped life here.

In southern Israel and this is Israel's response which they say will go on for a number of days it was about four years ago to the -- that Israel launched operation cast lead.

Where they went into Gaza with ground troops and tanks and right now the Israelis are saying they -- ground forces including Merck about tanks and it also infantry soldiers are on standby.

The once again launch an operation into Gaza.

Here in southern Israel school has been canceled for tomorrow as had a number of other.

Things including work any type of wedding any type of gathering just because of how scared everyone is of this possible Hamas retaliation which Hamas -- to begin.

At any moment Rick back to you -- embittered on the ground in southern -- -- and fax.

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