Hello, Im lewIs vaughanjones. Welcome to Bbc News. MemorIal events are takIng place In Israel and Around The World to remember the vIctIms of the Hamas Attacks on Israel exactly one year ago In whIch nearly Twelve Hundred people were kIlled and 250 taken hostage. In Israel, shortly after daybreak, presIdent Isaac Herzog joIned a MemorIal ServIce at the scene of the Nova MusIc FestIval markIng the moment It came under attack. More than Three Hundred and fIfty people there were murdered. FamIlIes explaIned why theyjoIned todays vIgIl. ThIs Is the ceremony, thIs Is where she was, thIs Is where she was happy In her last moment. It was here. We lost our son here. Moment. It was here. We lost our son here. He moment. It was here. We lost our son here. He was moment. It was here. We lost | our son here. He was murdered at nIne our son here. He was murdered at nIne oclock. 0ne our son here. He was murdered at nIne oclock. One year past, It Is at nIne oclock. One year past, It Is amazIng. We do
City Of Haifa. Several people were injured. Will vernon has the latest. One year on since the Middle East was set ablaze, beirut burns again. Explosions pierce the night sky. Israel had issued new Evacuation Orders shortly before launching Air Strikes on the city. The Israeli Military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah Weapons Storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. The strikes on beirut are intensifying. The lebanese government says more than moo people have been killed so far. Over the border in israel, hezbollahs response. The city Of Haifa was attacked by five rockets. Ten people were injured by shrapnel. Hezbollah claimed it had targeted a Military Base in the area. Earlier on sunday, an Evacuation Flight for british nationals left beirut. The Uk Government says no more are planned. Those On Board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. Oh, its been devastating. Its like a nightmare, nightmare. Its lik
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
As israel holds commemorations marking the October 7th attacks, we ll be reporting on how so many lives were changed and how the reverberations have spread right across the Middle East as israel waged War On Hamas In Gaza and now in lebanon against hezbollah. Panoramas Jane Corbin has been following two families affected from this conflict. One in israel, and one in gaza. Both living in the aftermath of the attacks, and the war that followed. A year ago, Doron Katz Asher and her two daughters, raz and aviv, were staying at her Mothers House in niroz kibbutz. They were all taken hostage by hamas. Doron kept a diary while she was held in gaza. She wrote to her husband, yoni, about how much they were missing him. The moment the family was taken hostage was filmed by hamas and seen by yoni. Saw my wife, some of the hamas men puts a cover on her head. I saw my girl raz, purple dress, long golden hair. As they were taken into gaza, an israeli helicopter was firing above them. Doron s mother
Mentioned has been climbing, to more regionally what the impact has been. As we know from the international monetary fund, gutter has seen its gdp shrank almost 90 since the study of the conflict. In israel it is down around 20 to 25 . To talk more about israel and the economy. Jon medved is Chief Executive of the israeli Investment Firm Ourcrowd and joins us from jerusalem. Thank you for coming on the programme. As ijust mentioned, it has had a devastating impact on both the Gaza Economy and on israel. But you can talk more about the israeli perspective. What about the impact, what is it like being a Company Doing Business right there . It like being a Company Doing Business right there . Today is a very sad business right there . Today is a very sad day. Business right there . Today is a very sad day, all business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of us business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of us have | a v