A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel.
A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel.
  • Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of war after Hamas launched a surprise attack. 
  • Hamas has fired thousands of rockets at Israel in "Operation Al-Aqsa Storm." 
  • Insider compiled 11 dramatic images showing the consequences of the surprise attack on Israel. 

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of war after Palestinian militant organization Hamas launched thousands of rockets in a surprise attack on Saturday.