以色列当局称，哈马斯武装分子从加沙向以色列发射火箭弹，造成加沙和以色列至少300人死亡，2000多人受伤。
巴勒斯坦卫生部表示，加沙有232人死亡，1790人受伤。据以色列卫生部称，100多人死亡，900多人受伤。
根据以色列国防军周六凌晨发表的一份声明，以色列国防军已宣布“进入战争戒备状态”。
以色列国防军称，在一次突然袭击中，巴勒斯坦武装分子向以色列发射了至少2200枚火箭。哈马斯声称至少发射了5000枚火箭，全部落在以色列南部和中部。
以色列音乐节上的“恐慌”
一名参加音乐节的人向美国广播公司讲述说，在哈马斯的袭击中，以色列Re'im附近的一个音乐节遭到了袭击。
Eliav Klein说，当地时间周六早上5:30左右，导弹和炮火开始瞄准节日。他和其他人“惊慌失措”地跑着，失去了许多朋友的踪迹。他说，克莱恩的一些朋友仍然下落不明。
镜头捕捉到火箭飞过地平线，打断了节日。
WH高级官员称，现在知道伊朗是否参与还为时过早
一名白宫高级官员周六晚上告诉记者，现在知道伊朗是否参与了以色列的袭击还为时过早。
“现在说伊朗是否直接参与或策划、支持还为时过早，”这位高级政府官员说。“我们将非常密切地关注这一点。”
“也就是说，毫无疑问，哈马斯是由伊朗和其他国家资助、装备和武装的，”这位官员补充道。
包括总统艾萨克·赫尔佐格在内的几名以色列官员声称伊朗帮助协调了这些袭击。
这位白宫官员说，乔·拜登总统和政府一整天都在与巴勒斯坦和以色列官员保持联系。
“我们正与以色列人就他们的一些特殊需求进行深入谈判，”这位官员表示。
以色列国防军称50名以色列人质获释
据以色列国防军发言人称，多达50名被哈马斯扣为人质的以色列人已经获释。
以色列国防军发言人说，他们被关押在以色列南部Be'eri集体农场的餐厅里，尽管局势已经“中立化”。
官员们仍然认为人质被关押在加沙，但具体人数尚未公布。
联邦调查局和DHS发布公共安全警报
美国联邦调查局(FBI)和国土安全部(Department of Homeland Security)向美国各地的执法部门发出了“公共安全通知”，敦促他们保持警惕，并报告以色列当前局势中的任何可疑活动。
通知说，情报机构“目前没有具体情报显示哈马斯在以色列的袭击对美国构成威胁”，但“外国恐怖组织及其支持者仍然致力于在美国境内外袭击美国。”
“近年来，美国发生了几起事件，据称至少部分是由以色列和哈马斯之间的冲突引起的，”通知继续说。“这些行为包括针对个人、礼拜场所以及与犹太和穆斯林信仰相关的机构进行人身攻击、破坏或骚扰。”
Israel live updates: Death toll climbs to over 300
At least 300 people have died and over 2,000 have been injured in Gaza and Israel after rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel by Hamas militants, Israeli authorities said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said 232 are dead and 1,790 others are injured in Gaza. According to the Israeli Health Ministry over 100 people are dead and over 900 others are injured.
The Israeli Defense Forces have declared "a state of alert for war," according to a statement issued by the IDF early Saturday morning.
In a surprise attack, Palestinian militants fired at least 2,200 rockets toward Israel, the IDF said. Hamas claimed at least 5,000 rockets were fired, all landing in southern and central Israel.
'Panic' at Israeli music festival
A music festival near Re'im, Israel, came under fire amid the Hamas attacks, a festivalgoer recounted to ABC News.
Eliav Klein said that around 5:30 a.m. local time Saturday, missiles and gunfire began to target the festival. He and others ran "in a panic," losing track of many of their friends. Some of Klein's friends are still missing, he said.
Footage captured rockets flying across the horizon, interrupting the festival.
'Too early’ to know if Iran involved: Senior WH official
A senior White House official told reporters Saturday evening that it is "too early" to know what involvement, if any, Iran had in the attacks in Israel.
"It's too early to say whether the state of Iran was directly involved or planning, supporting," the senior administration official said. "We are going to be looking at that very closely."
"That said, there's no doubt Hamas is funded, equipped, armed by Iran and others," the official added.
Several Israeli officials, including President Isaac Herzog, have claimed that Iran helped coordinate the attacks.
The White House official said President Joe Biden and the administration have been in contact with Palestinian and Israeli officials throughout the day.
"We are in deep talks with the Israelis about some of their particular needs," the official said.
50 Israeli hostages freed, IDF says
Up to 50 Israelis who were being held hostage by Hamas have been freed, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson.
They were being held in the dining hall of Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel, though the situation has been "neutralized," the IDF spokesperson said.
Officials still believe hostages are being held in Gaza but an exact number hasn't been released.
FBI and DHS issue public safety alert
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a "Public Safety Notification" to law enforcement around the U.S., urging them to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity in the midst of the ongoing situation in Israel.
The notice says the agencies "do not currently have specific intelligence indicating a threat to the United States stemming from the Hamas attacks in Israel" but that "foreign terrorist organizations and their supporters remain committed to attacking the United States within and beyond our borders."
"In recent years, there have been several events and incidents in the United States that were purportedly motivated, at least in part, by the conflict between Israel and Hamas," the notice continued. "These have included the targeting of individuals, houses of worship, and institutions associated with the Jewish and Muslim faiths with acts of physical assault, vandalism, or harassment."
