TEL AVIV: Hamas militants has unleashed an act of terror by breaking into homes, murdering babies, at least 40, and shooting whole families in kibbutz in southern Israel. About 70 Hamas militants stormed the kibbutz with guns and grenades and killed everyone in sight.

The murder came to light during the search carried out by the Israeli soldiers yesterday as they found that the houses were raided and people, including children, were murdered. The bodies of decapitated children mark the barbaric acts committed by the terrorists since they entered Israel. 'This is not a war, not a battlefield. It is a massacre, an act of terror'. - Israeli Major General Itai Veruv said. He added that this is something he has never seen in his life.

Meanwhile, three Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Those killed were in a residential building near Gaza City's fishing port.

Salameh Marouf, head of Hamas' media office in Gaza, announced the killing of journalists. He said that those killed were Said Al-Taweel, Mohammed Sobo and Hisham Nawaja.

Israel carried out airstrikes on Gaza throughout last night. The Israeli military has confirmed that it has bombed 1,290 Hamas targets so far. More than 700 people have lost their lives in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes. Many people are fleeing from Gaza as refugees.