<p>Israel's military pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday and killed hundreds of people a day after a surprise attack by Hamas militants left some 700 Israelis dead, the worst attack on Israeli soil in decades.</p>.<p><strong>ISRAEL TARGETS GAZA</strong></p>.<p>Israeli bombing on Sunday targeted the homes of Hamas officials, but also hit housing blocks, tunnels and a mosque, killing at least 400 people. The retaliation was complicated by an unknown number of Israeli hostages held in the area.</p>.<p>Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the Israeli campaign in Gaza would "change reality for generations."</p>.As Israel retaliates against Hamas attacks, death toll crosses 1,100.<p>The Palestinian Foreign Ministry denounced Israel's attacks on Gaza as a "barbarous campaign of death and destruction."</p>.<p><strong>HAMAS PLANNING</strong></p>.<p>Hamas carried out a careful campaign of deception to pull of its stunning attack, accounts from Hamas and Israeli sources show.</p>.<p><strong>UNITED STATES AID</strong></p>.<p>President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that the US was sending additional assistance for Israel's military.</p>.<p>US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel. </p>
<p>Israel's military pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday and killed hundreds of people a day after a surprise attack by Hamas militants left some 700 Israelis dead, the worst attack on Israeli soil in decades.</p>.<p><strong>ISRAEL TARGETS GAZA</strong></p>.<p>Israeli bombing on Sunday targeted the homes of Hamas officials, but also hit housing blocks, tunnels and a mosque, killing at least 400 people. The retaliation was complicated by an unknown number of Israeli hostages held in the area.</p>.<p>Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the Israeli campaign in Gaza would "change reality for generations."</p>.As Israel retaliates against Hamas attacks, death toll crosses 1,100.<p>The Palestinian Foreign Ministry denounced Israel's attacks on Gaza as a "barbarous campaign of death and destruction."</p>.<p><strong>HAMAS PLANNING</strong></p>.<p>Hamas carried out a careful campaign of deception to pull of its stunning attack, accounts from Hamas and Israeli sources show.</p>.<p><strong>UNITED STATES AID</strong></p>.<p>President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that the US was sending additional assistance for Israel's military.</p>.<p>US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel. </p>