[UPDATE-Oct. 7-22:00Z] ‘Ready For War’ Israel Government Asserts After Hamas Launches 5,000 Rockets From Gaza

Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant: “Today we saw the face of evil”   “The Hamas [terrorist organization] has launched a brutal attack against the citizens of the State of Israel – attacking men, women, children and the elderly, indiscriminately. Hamas will understand very quickly that it has made a mistake – a grave mistake, and will pay a [heavy] price. Fifteen years ago, as Head of the Southern Command, I came close to ‘breaking the neck’ [destroying] of Hamas. I was stopped by the political echelon. This phenomenon will not continue. We will change reality on the ground in…