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
Hello, im lucy hockings, welcome to Bbc News now. Memorial benson is your land around the world to mark one year since the attacks of october the 7th. The deadliest day in the nations history. 1200 people were killed. Gunmen stormed across the border. At exactly 6 29am flags were lowered to half mast. That was the time when rockets from gaza started raining down on Southern Israel followed by the deadly rampage by thousands of militants. Israeli communities, Army Bases and the festival. At the side with the festival was held the president joined a memorial service. Held the president joined a memorialservice. More held the president joined a memorial service. More than 350 people there were murdered as Gunmen Rampage four hours before israeli military reinforcements arrived. Meanwhile, the fighting which has raged almost unabated for a year continues. Prime Minister Netanyahu says israel is changing the Security Reality in the region. His forces have kept targeted beirut. Israel has al
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News. From dawn till dusk today, across israel, and around the world, people have been stopping to remember those who died in the hamas attacks, exactly one year ago. As they did, more rockets were fired at israel, and its forces continued their offensives against hamas and hezbollah in gaza and lebanon. This is how the day began. 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. Gfx the time was 6 29am when Southern Israel awoke the time was 6 29am when Southern Israel awoke to the sound of sirens along the gaza border. Only a few moments later, sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and nearby cities in central israel. At 6 50am, hamas fighters breached the border fences, entering israeli communities and launching attacks in multiple locations. By 8 04am, the Israeli Army declared a State Of Alert for war, and idf soldiers began deploying to areas under attack. Atio 25am, Idf Spokes