Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 7, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Security cabinet to convene over Hamas surprise attack
Smoke rises after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Israel’s top-level security cabinet will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. amid the surprise Hamas attack, the Prime Minister’s Office says.
Before the meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold an assessment with security chiefs at 9:30 a.m.
