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
on the reidout i m proud to be a pro-life governor and i ll be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think it s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. it s surely no way to win a presidential election. plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. he s looking to reassure right wing donors and activist said that he s not scott walker or jeb bush. also tonight, new reporting on a target letter sent to the special counsel sent by the special counsel to a trump staffer, which could be an indicator of how jack smith plans to prosecute the classified documents case. but we begin tonight with some advice for the republican party. to win elections you got to read the room. you listen to the american people.
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
turkey dropped its year long objection. adding finland and sweden to nato is consequential. i still think that president putin thinks not going to do that. the question now facing nato leaders, should they welcome ukraine next even as russia wages war on that country. also ahead, historic flooding, vermont s capital surrounded by water. take a look at this. there is still danger this flooding could get even worse in the coming hours. and later details of the grand juries being seated today in georgia that could decide whether donald trump will be indicted over 2020 election interference in that state. so a lot to talk about. let s begin with the historic nato summit unfolding across the atlantic. next hour we are expecting a bilateral meeting with president biden and turkish president erdogan there in lithuania. this will be an important one to watch. after turkey dropped its objections allowing sweden to join this alliance. sweden s leader, part of this big group p