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This weekend, militants surged over the border from Gaza launching an incursion into Israeli territory that even 48 hours later, the Israel Defense Forces continues to struggle to repel. Hundreds of people including civilians have been killed by masked Hamas gunmen in Israel, and hundreds of people in Gaza have been killed in Israeli air strikes. The United States says it is sending warships to the region to bolster defense, and that it is sending munitions and other equipment to the Israeli forces. Over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet and said Israel is in a state of war. One Decision speaks to Noga Tarnopolsky, a leading correspondent in Jerusalem about the latest.