Pro basketball player Jared Armstrong describes living in Israel during Hamas attack

Jared Armstrong, a pro basketball player in Israel, talks to Fox News Digital about the emotions inside Israel.

The surprise attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on Saturday stunned the world as hundreds of civilians were killed and others taken hostage – with many of the atrocities filmed for the world to see.

Israel declared war after Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel and launched rockets from the Gaza Strip.

Smoke rises after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)

As of Wednesday morning, at least 1,000 Israelis have been killed, 22 Americans are reported dead, and at least 2,700 Israelis are injured. 

With the war in full swing, Fox News Digital spoke with Jared Armstrong, a Jewish American playing professional basketball in Israel, who described how he learned of the attack.

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Armstrong says his coach called him around 6:30 a.m. to tell him to remain in his room as rockets were expected, which Armstrong said typically only last a "day or two."

"As the day progressed, I would say an hour later, I heard the first one, the first boom," Armstrong said. "Because I’m not too far from Gaza where the team I’m playing for [is]. I got a little bit nervous after that one because it started coming closer. I took a video because one was like 100 feet from my apartment. So, it could have easily hit us."

"Then, I went to a teammate's room because I’m here with no family, just a bunch of friends and teammates."

Armstrong told his teammate it was time to get out of the city, which is roughly 20 minutes from Gaza. A friend of Armstrong’s, who plays for another Israeli team,