Terrorist attack and war in Israel. We are at war, declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after thousands of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into the southern and central regions of the country on Saturday. What happened over the weekend? Who or who launched the attack on Israel? What is Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, who are its members and how many are there? Why did they launch the attack now? It is a complete coincidence that the Yom Kippur War broke out almost exactly 50 years ago to the day, on October 6, 1973, when several Arab states led by Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. According to reports, this was the bloodiest attack since then. Where did Hamas get the thousands of rockets it fired at Israel? How were they able to cause so much more damage than before – because of their sheer numbers? The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system is famous far and wide – how effective was it this time? Israeli citizens were kidnapped or shot by Palestinian gunmen who managed to break into Israel over the weekend – they shot indiscriminately at the participants at a desert music festival. According to some reports, around a thousand Palestinians made it across the border – how? Where were the border guards or the army? How big is the Gaza Strip, how many inhabitants does it have and what is its economic condition? How much support does Hamas have in the area? How many militants might Hamas have, who are they, where did they receive training, what kind of fighting force do they have? Where do they get their weapons and financial backing? Could Russian influence or help be behind the current action? How big is the Israeli army? What does the introduction of martial law mean, how many more soldiers, what level of readiness? What external military assistance can Israel expect? What kind of response strikes can they take on the Gaza Strip that might break the momentum of the attacks? How far apart are the civilian population from the Hamas leadership and its militants? Benjamin Netanyahu told the residents of Gaza to seek refuge somewhere, because they are now taking action with force everywhere. According to him, Israeli soldiers are moving from community to community, house to house, and retaking control of the occupied territories. Is it conceivable that Israel will take control of the Gaza Strip? How long could this take? What impact and perception could this have worldwide, especially in Arab countries? What is it, or who is it, or who could end the fighting? Meanwhile, the radical Shiite armed organization Hezbollah has launched an attack from Lebanon with artillery shells and rockets in the area of ​​the Lebanese-Israeli border – is another attack expected from the north? The UN has a temporary peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon – what can they do, and what have they done so far? Roughly 40 hours after the first rockets hit, what are the losses on both sides? What geopolitical impact could this have? Who and which states have supported Hamas so far, and how has the current action been received in the Arab world? Could the war spread to other areas and states? What impact could this current conflict have on previously signed agreements with Arab countries and the normalization of relations? Police are increasing patrols in London after “numerous incidents” occurred in the British capital. Are there signs that the threat of terrorist attacks against Jewish communities is increasing worldwide? Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian radical movement Hamas, spoke in a televised speech on Saturday about the intention to expand the armed conflict to the West Bank and Jerusalem. Are Israeli embassies also exposed to a greater threat than before? József Kis-Benedek, national security expert and professor at the National University of Public Service, on InfoRádió Aréna on 2023.10.08. Podcast. Subscribe to InfoRádió's YouTube channel and be the first to know about the latest uploads! Follow us on the internet: http://infostart.hu/ Follow us on Facebook: / infor%c3%a1di%c3%b3-118703541479581 Inforádió. Hungary's news radio. The news radio.