Saturday, october 7th, 2023. The day starts peacefully, normally, but as dawn breaks, a massacre unfolds. First, the Palestinian Militant Group hamas fires thousands of rockets into the communities of southern israel. The barrage provides cover for a terrifying, unprecedented second phase. Allahu akbar thousands of members of the group, designated a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, us and other countries, break through the Perimeter Fence and into israeli territory. They film as they stream through. Some are on motorbikes. Many more are on foot. And they begin to run. Just a few miles away, hundreds of people have gathered at a Music Festival. As the rockets fly overhead, palestinian Gunmen Attack the party from several directions. It was one of the worst days in israels history, its People Killed in cold blood, hundreds of hostages dragged away, a nation traumatised. Im anna foster, and for the bbc, i spoke to those who survived, who lost loved ones On October 7th or have Family Memb
saturday, october 7th, 2023. the day starts peacefully, normally, but as dawn breaks, a massacre unfolds. first, the palestinian militant group hamas fires thousands of rockets into the communities of southern israel. the barrage provides cover for a terrifying, unprecedented second phase. allahu akbar! thousands of members of the group, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other countries, break through the perimeter fence and into israeli territory. they film as they stream through. some are on motorbikes. many more are on foot. and they begin to run. just a few miles away, hundreds of people have gathered at a music festival. as the rockets fly overhead, palestinian gunmen attack the party from several directions. it was one of the worst days in israel s history, its people killed in cold blood, hundreds of hostages dragged away, a nation traumatised. i m anna foster, and for the bbc, i spoke to those who survived, who lost loved ones on october 7th or hav
a very warm welcome. president biden has warned that a continuation of the conflict in gaza would only play into hamas s ideology. in what appears to be a softening of the us stance, mr biden said on social media, and without mentioning israel, that continuing down the path of terror, killing and war is to give hamas what they seek. it comes as intelligence chiefs from the us, israel and egypt are continuing talks in qatar to try to further extend the current six day pause. earlier, 12 more hostages were released from gaza bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. tuesday s hostage handover included 10 israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians, mostly women and teenage boys, who have so far been released from israeli jails, since the truce began on friday. tal heinrich, spokesperson to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told the bbc, the israelis are willing