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
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 Members still held hostage in gaza. This is their story. We drove, we tried to pass people running cos everyone was scattered around, and we also tried to help out people to take them with us. We already uploaded most of our equipment, so we didnt have much room, but we tried to save people on the way. They were fleeing for their lives. They were trying to find a way to get out of there as fast as they could with minimum damage. At 6 30 in the morning, Gilad Karplus was at the nova Music Festival when red alert sirens began to sound in southern israel. Sirens wail its a familiar noise and it means that rockets are being fired from gaza. Israelis living in those Border Communities know the drill w
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
as we come on air, more developments in the middle east, with reports of the us and uk beginning morejoint airstrikes against houthi targets in yemen. we ll have the latest. it come as israeli hostage families have come to britain to plead with the prime minister to try to help them resolve the regional crisis. we speak to the brother of twins who are held by hamas. mounting anger inside israel, where the families of hostages stormed the knesset, about netanyahu s response to the crisis. i ll bejoined by liran, whose brothers are still being held hostage in gaza. we also hearfrom unicef on the ground in south gaza about the horrors children are facing there. every child in gaza has been traumatised. they have to be. almost every child has been displaced. has witnessed the absolute horrors of war that no child should have to witness. also tonight, millions of parents in england are being contacted by the nhs and urged to have their children vaccinated against measles. from the
to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. this is southern israel and that is gaza, and the war here has dominated the news agenda since early october. tragic and polarising, it s one of the biggest stories of 2023 and one that i have followed here and reported on throughout, speaking to people in israel and in gaza about how they re living through it. the year has seen many important and profound stories, from the war in ukraine to donald trump s legal affairs in the us and for india, a successful moon landing. i m going to bring you just some of those moments. we begin in turkey and syria and the devastating earthquake that struck early on the sixth of february. these images show the moment the first quake hit. with a magnitude of 7.8, it destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed thousands of people. a second powerful tremor hours later increased the death toll even further.