In the lebanese capital. The israeli military carried out multiple bombings and several ground incursions throughout the day. The lebanese health ministry said the strikes led to dozens of deaths, including ten firefighters. Hezbollah fired 130 rockets most of which were intercepted into israel, where across the nation a day of commemoration has been taking place to mark the first anniversary of the deadly october 7th attacks by hamas, as clive myrie reports. Their tears are shared. There s a solidarity in this nation s sorrow, uniting strangers and friends, rich and poor, young and old. As a still traumatised people mourn, thousands gathered in southern israel, remembering the 383 people killed at the nova music festival. What s also being mourned is the death of promise, because so many young lives yet to be lived were snatched away. Ask this survivor of the horror of october 7th, in her early 20s. 0ur conversation about how she ran for cover, broken by the sound of artillery fire
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 12 Hundred people were killed and Two Hundred and fifty ta ken 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. 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 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. At10 25am, Idf Spokesperson Daniel hagari announced operation swords of iron. Before noon, prime Minister Netanyahu addressed
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,
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. Clive myrie reports from tel aviv. Their tears are shared. Theres a solidarity in this nations sorrow, uniting strangers and friends, rich and p