Hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to Bbc News now. Memorial events are taking place in israel and Around The World to mark one year since the attacks of October The 7th, the deadliest day in the nations history. Nearly 1200 people were killed and hundreds more taken hostage when hamas gunmen stormed across the border. In a moment, well go to Southern Israel and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is at kibbutz be eri, where one in ten of the residents were killed by hamas. And to Anna Foster In Beirut, which has seen fresh israeli strikes overnight and into this morning. But first lets turn to todays events. At exactly 6. 29 this morning flags were lowered to Half Mast outside the knesset. That was the time when rockets from gaza started raining down on Southern Israel, followed by the deadly rampage by thousands of hamas led militants on israeli communities, Army Bases and the nova music festival. At the festival site, president Isaac Herzog this morning joined a me
More divisions i believe into south lebanon. Joining me tonight are emily harding, director of the centre for international studies intelligence, national security, and technology programme. Justin crump, ceo at sibylline. Anja manuel, the Executive Director of the Aspen Security Forum and a former us state department official, and lord kim darroch, former Uk Ambassador to the us. It isa it is a great panel, we will get them all in the next hour. First, the latest bbc news. Services and commemorations have been taking place for the 1,200 israelis killed and more than 250 taken hostage, in the hamas attacks, exactly one year ago. A Minutes Silence was held. World leaders have also been marking the day. President biden lit a ceremonial candle in the White House and said the us was committed to Israels Security and too many civilians have suffered too much in this era of conflict. The british prime Minister Sir Keir starmer said that October The 7th was the darkest Day Injewish history si
Dash. Com and can save. I Hanako Montgomery in tokyo, and this is cnn square. Welcome to All Of You in the United States and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you live world waits to see if the middle East Crisis becomes even further inflame ill talk to a former top israeli Intelligence Official whose area of expertise is iran and a longtime Foreign Correspondent he joins us live from the bombarded City Of Beirut country at the heart of this conflict. Israel will bring you two very different views on it from two important Thinkers Bernard Henri Levy And Tallahassee coats israels recent campaign against hezbollah will go down as one of the most brilliant tactical successes in warfare, or triumph of great intelligence and military execution but it also highlights a trend that the Surprise Attack of October 7 might have obscured israel is now the most powerful Military Actor in The Middle East, the Regions Superpower 12 years ago, i pointed out that the decades old Balance Of
Circo donald trump was it with you there is a link between hurricane helene aid and migrants. What is behind melania trump s endorsement of enforcement rights? i am ayman mohyeldin. Let us do it. For the middle east is on edge yet again. Waiting is really a salivation to both and ron s attack on tensions are flaring up as the whiting war washington sought and failed to prevent intensifies by the hour. Israeli strikes pummel beirut. Nbc news crews reported seeing 20 flashes per the largest they have seen in the nighttime strike so far. At least two plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the area where the strike hit. Israeli drones were also heard circling over the neighborhood with lamb booms. It is also to the north the country will continue to bomb the south and clash with horses along the border. The u. S. Central command set it struck transiting targets with the u. S. Military sending dozens of fighter jets and thousands of troops to the region. Meanwhile the israeli military
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced irans enemies pointing to israel for trying to sow the seeds of division in the islamic world. At Friday Prayers . It was a significant at Friday Prayers . It was a significant speech at Friday Prayers . It was a significant speech coming | at Friday Prayers . It was a i significant speech coming at at Friday Prayers . It was a significant speech coming at a time when here in israel, israeli leaders are basically planning their response to Tuesday Nights iranian Missile Attacks on israel. That response we feel he could come any moment, any hour, any day now. And No Doubt israeli leaders were watching what is going on in tehran too, where, as you say, the iranian leader, for the first time in nearly five years, appeared at a massive, Mass Prayer In Tehran to basically Mark Watt has been going on in the last few weeks and also particularly the leader of hezbollah recently. He is defiant, he is angry, he called on muslim nations to unite. He said the enemy