Shocking moments as residential building collapses in Israeli strike in Gaza

GAZA, PALESTINE - OCTOBER 7: As Israel is continuing to pound locations in Gaza strip, residential building in moments after Israeli air strike on Saturday (Oct. 7). Declaring a “state of readiness” for war, the Israeli army launched counterattacks and air strikes on targets in Gaza after the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip fired an intense barrage of rockets early Saturday toward Israel, reports Israel media. The rocket salvoes were fired from different locations in the enclave but Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepted many, according to an Anadolu correspondent. At least 40 people were killed and 800 others injured in the Gaza rockets attack, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant approved a “large-scale reserve mobilization,” the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. “A state of emergency has been declared on the internal front in preparation for long-term fighting,” Galant said, according to the same source. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Rishon Lezion, and the Palmachim Airbase, according to media outlets, including the Walla news website. Sirens also sounded in Jerusalem city, where explosions were heard as Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system was activated, according to an Anadolu correspondent.(Footage by Mohammed Dahlan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)