Timeline of surprise rocket attack by Hamas on Israel
As Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on Saturday, the horrifying sounds of sirens echoed across their country. As Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on Saturday, the horrifying sounds of sirens echoed across Israel when thousands of missiles launched into the country by the Hamas militant group from Gaza streaked through the sky and began raining down on indiscriminate targets, sparking terror and leaving hundreds of bodies in the streets of cities and buildings decimated. The surprise attack came just after sunrise on what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would describe as a "dark day" for his country and an Israeli military official deemed "our 9/11." MORE: Israel live updates: US sending carrier strike group, munitions to region "We have begun the process of naming and counting the dead, both soldiers and civilians. We are talking about unprecedented numbers, numbers that up un...