And we will discuss where the conflict goes next. As israel plans its response, to last weeks ballistic missile attacks from iran. A year ago today, at 6 29 in the morning, the hamas rockets began to Rain Down on southern israel. Just 20 minutes later, the hamas fighters had broken the Border Fence thousands of them rampaging through israeli communities, the Army Bases and the nova music festival. Nearly 1200 people were killed hundreds more were taken hostage. Israel had been shaken to its roots. Disoriented by the catastrophe, shamed by its failure to foresee it. But unanimous in their conviction that hamas would pay the price. At exactly 6 29 this morning the flags were lowered to Half Mast outside the knesset, to mark the moment the first hamas rockets were fired a year ago. And at the site of the nova music festival, where more than 350 people were murdered, president Isaac Herzog joined the families to mourn. All around them, The Sound of the war, the drones hovering over gaza, t
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
We will bring you the very latest from across the region. Also on the programme. Four children are in hospital after a School Bus crashed in County Down more than a0 people were on board. And protecting the earth from dangerous flying Space Rocks a mission is launched to study an Asteroid System. 0n Newsnight at 10. 30pm tonight well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening from Tel Aviv, where rockets have just been fired towards central israel and this city, which has been marking one year since the hamas attacks of October 7th, at the same time that israel has been striking targets in southern beirut. As we were about to come on air, several ballistic missiles were fired into israel for the third time today. Our team took cover as Israels Defence systems swung into action. Its believed this latest attack came from lebanon. Earlier,
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. As he marks a year since the october seventh attacks, uk prime Minister Sir Keir starmer urges all sides to step back from the brink. Lam iamjust i am just watching some pictures of Tel Aviv at the moment. This is the Night Shot across a city where the Air Raid sirens have been activated in the last few minutes. As far as we can ascertain, there doesnt appear to be much activity around the city, the idea for that activity is they were watching project i coming into space above Tel Aviv from the direction of lebanon, so things tense in the Capital Tonight at a time where people are on the streets marking one year since the october seven attacks. We will continue to watch that and bring you an update as and when things clear. This is the longest war between the israelis and arabs since the end of the conflict that set the boundaries of the israeli state in 1949. But what about the Arab States, Saudi Arabia and the uae, t
It was 6. 30am on October 7th, when fighters from hamas and other groups crossed the southern border from gaza, and inflicted the worst single Mass Killing of israelis, in the nations history. The gunmen from hamas broke through the border fence, rampaging through nearby villages, kibbutzes, military posts, and a music festival. They torched homes, shooting and killing indiscriminately. Hamas is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by the us, uk and other governments. According to israel, 251 of its citizens and foreigners were taken hostage into gaza. One year on, around 100 People remain unaccounted for. The events of last year have transformed israel and the region including in gaza, where nearly 42,000 People have been killed in israels response. Israeli bombs continued to fall on the territory today. Tonight, beirut is being rocked by explosions as israel continues its campaign against hezbollah. But we start with the day of commemorations in israel as it remembers one year on.