On October 9, Fighting Resumed In Southern Israel After The Government Declared War And Increased Its Shelling Of The Gaza Strip In Retribution For A Big Surprise Strike By Hamas. Special Forces Personnel Were Called In To Try To Reclaim Four Israeli Outposts Captured By Hamas Following An Extraordinary Weekend Incursion By As Many As 1,000 Fighters, According To Officials. During A Jewish Holiday, The Militants Burst Through A Hardened Border Barrier And Gunned Down Citizens And Troops In Israeli Villages Along The Gaza Border. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Ordered That The Ford Carrier Strike Group Travel To The Eastern Mediterranean To Assist Israel. According To A US Official, At Least Four US Citizens Were Killed And Seven Were Missing In The War Zone. The United Nations Security Council Convened An Emergency Meeting To Discuss The Situation But Did Not Act Immediately On The United States' Demand That All 15 Members Condemn The Hamas Attack. To Know More Details About The Israel-Palestine War, Watch This Video.