Israel declared war on Hamas...
In response to the Israel-Hamas crisis, the Delhi Police has increased security around the Israeli consulate and Chabad House in this city, an official said on Tuesday.
One thousand Hamas militants attacked Israel from around 6:30 am (0330 GMT) on Saturday, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
In respond to this, Israel officially declared war on Hamas on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to reduce to "rubble" the group's hideouts in Gaza, an impoverished enclave of 2.3 million people hemmed in by an Israeli blockade for more than 15 years.
He warned Gaza civilians to move away from Hamas sites as Israel's army said it carried out air strikes on its positions in an operation dubbed "Swords of Iron".
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned "in the strongest terms" Hamas' attack on Israel and called for "diplomatic efforts to avoid a wider conflagration".
Western capitals, many of whom have designated Hamas a "terrorist" organisation, also condemned the Islamist group's assault.
The European Union on Monday said it was halting development aid payments to Palestinians.
Russia on Monday said creating a Palestinian state was the "most reliable" solution for peace in Israel and that fighting terrorism alone would not ensure security.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who strongly supports the Palestinian cause, urged both sides "to support peace".
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