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 FosterIn 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 memorial service. More than 350 people there were murdered there. Meanwhile, the fighting which has raged almost unabated for a year Continues. In lebanon there have been further powerful explosions in southern beirut. It came after israel warned civilians to evacuate densely populated suburbs of the capital which it considers to be Hezbollah Strongholds. Israel has also launched fresh strikes on targets In Gaza overnight. And across the border, Israels Military says its investigating how five rockets fired from Southern Lebanon on Sunday Nightmanaged to penetrate its Air Defences and explode in the northern Port City of haifa. A short time ago hezbollah claimed it had fired a second salvo of rockets over the border. Well be speaking to our correspondents in the region shortly. But first, lets look back at how the events of October The 7th unfolded in israel, a year ago today. At 6 29 am, Southern Israel awoke to the sound of sirens along the gaza border. Only a few moments later, sirens sounded across in Tel Aviv and nearby cities in central israel. At 6 50 am, hamas fighters breached the border fences, entering israeli towns 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. At10 25am, Son-daniel'>Idf SpokesperSon Daniel hagari announced 0peration swords of iron. Before noon, prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the nation from Tel Aviv, declaring that israel was at war. As fighting Continued in Southern Israel, by 3 41 in the afternoon, Israeli Fighterjets began striking targets withIn Gaza. Now, here we are one year later. Lyse is in Southern Israel. Lyse. You join us now in kibbutz be� eri, one of many places in Southern Israel that were attacked by hamas fighters a year ago. Attacked by hamas fighters a yearago. Small attacked by hamas fighters a year ago. Small conductors like this, once a thriving community of about 1000 people, devastated as they celebrated what was their 77th birthday. It is one of the oldest kibbutzim in this part of israel and it is also known for having been the home of israeli peace activists, and now they are left wondering. The pain of what happened on the 7th Of October is still palpable here. You can feel it. Israelis say it is an open wound, most of all until the hostages come from. Around 100 are said to be still In Gaza. Many are feared dead but some still alive and some from this community of kibbutz be� eri. We will speak to a survivor of the horrific attacks of hamas in a moment, but lets look at the other stories going on In Gaza, across the border, and also in Southern Lebanon and beirut. We arejoined by Southern Lebanon and beirut. We are joined by a former national Security Adviser of israel. Welcome to Bbc News. Thank you for Havin Welcome to Bbc News. Thank you for having me welcome to Bbc News. Thank you for having me. Im welcome to Bbc News. Thank you for having me. Im sure welcome to Bbc News. Thank you for having me. Im sure you for having me. Im sure you follow all for having me. Im sure you follow all the for having me. Im sure you follow all the twists for having me. Im sure you follow all the twists and follow all the twists and turns. We hear reports from israeli generals who say they believe Israels Military objectives In Gaza have been achieved and now is the time to try to come to a ceasefire to bring the hostages home. If you were still the national Security Adviser, what would you be advising the Prime Minister . Minister . The first advice would be minister . The first advice would be to minister . The first advice would be to Advise Minister . The first advice would be to advise the I Minister . The first advice i would be to advise the Bbc Minister . The first advice would be to advise the bbc not to call the members of hamas fighters but terrorists. We should be clear they are terrorists, not fighters. The second advice is that israel has two different goals In Gaza. 0ne has two different goals In Gaza. One is the historic one, to make sure that hamas will not exist as an organisation In Gaza for eternity. For that, we have to Continue to kill the members of hamas, the terrorists which are part of the organisation, to find all the organisation, to find all the remaining infrastructure elements In Gaza and to destroy them, and to not let hamas or any other organisation renew its capability In Gaza. That at least we need a year to clean gaza totally. The first goal, parallel to the first, but if we have any chance to do it, it should be the priority, and it is to release the hostages. We have to do both, because we cannot allow an organisation like hamas, after what its Terror Wristed on the 7th Of October, to exist in the Middle East or existing gaza. They will not exist In Gaza any more. All of them will killed, and all the infrastructure will be destroyed. Be destroyed. Ive lost the feed. We are having a few problems, it seems, with the sound on the feed. We will return to Southern Israel shortly. I can also direct you to the news website, where we have a live page p website, where we have a live page up and running, just covering all of the events of today, the international reaction, what is happening on the ground in lebanon, gaza and israel. I think we can now return. Apologies to our viewers. We have had some technical issues here. There are a lot of israeli and foreign media here today to observe the vigils taking place here and across israel. We were talking to yacoub, a former national Security Adviser for israel. You were explaining why israel has to Continue to be able to clear gaza of the Military Capabilities of hamas. What do you say to arab states and palestinian leaders who say they will find a way to ensure they will find a way to ensure the security of israel In Gaza if they are allowed to run the territory themselves and it is part of a process that leads to The End of the occupation in The End of the occupation in the beginning of a Palestinian State . I the beginning of a Palestinian State . ~. , state . I think that it is Illusion State . I think that it is illusion to state . I think that it is illusion to Think State . I think that it is illusion to think that L State . | think that it is illusion to think that there state . I think that it is illusion to think that there is now, and i emphasise now, any arab Country Orforce now, and i emphasise now, any arab Country Or Force that can enter gaza, Fight Hamas and neutralise its Military Capabilities. This capability does not exist in the arab world, not within Palestinian Society. We have huge experience about it. The only way to achieve what people think should be achieved at The End will be an area In Gaza in which De Radicalisation effort. It is only if israel finishes with hamas and hamas will not threaten. Either palestinian or arab or both or a combination of arab and western countries, i dont mind. What i know for sure, based on long experience, that only the idf can smash hamas to the level in which hamas Cannot Stop The Process that probably, hopefully, will take part in the future in which the Gaza Strip will be disarmed, without any military Capability And DeRadicalisation Education will take part and will change the mood and the thinking of those living In Gaza. Because remember, hamas is not an organisation which was imposed from the outside On Gaza. Hamas is an organisation which was elected by the people of the Gaza Strip. It came from within Palestinian SocietyIn Gaza. Sinwar was born In Gaza. To change the situation, you need hamas not to be a threat, so those who would come in and try and change the culture of the society. And that can be done only by israel, only by the idf, and it will take a year to prepare the ground for new forces which will come either from Palestinian Society or from Palestinian Society or from Arab States To Change Gaza dramatically. From Arab States To Change Gaza dramatically dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont have dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont have time dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont have time to dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont have time to go dramatically. Yes. I am sorry, we dont have time to go into| we dont have time to go into all these issues today, but thank you very much for making your views clear on what have to be the next steps In Gaza. Lets return now to the main point of this day, a day of commemoration individuals across israel and indeed Around The World. There was a very sad and sombre vigil here in kibbutz beeri. Most members of the community no longer live here. Most of the houses are now just charred here. Most of the houses are nowjust charred shells. Joining me now is gilad korngold. Ican i can see from your shirt that tal is your Son. He i can see from your shirt that tal is your Son. I can see from your shirt that tal is your Son. He is my Son. They came tal is your Son. He is my Son. They came to tal is your Son. He is my Son. They came to live tal is your Son. He is my Son. They came to live in tal is your Son. He is my Son. They came to live in the tal is your Son. He is my Son. J they came to live in the north of the country. They came to visit my daughter in law. They left us like this. People disappeared one saturday. My grandSon is, my daughter in law, her mother, her aunt, daughter in law, her mother, heraunt, her Cousin Daughter in law, her mother, her aunt, her cousin came back in the first deal, and tal is still there. Everybody is very excited about one year. For us, the family, one year. It is another the family, one year. It is another day. The family, one year. It is another day. My the family, one year. It is i another day. My government dont want another day. My government dont want to another day. My government dont want to release another day. My government dont want to release the dont want to release the hostages. Dont want to release the hostages dont want to release the hostaues. ~. , hostages. Mr netanyahu says he is doinu hostages. Mr netanyahu says he is doing everything hostages. Mr netanyahu says he is doing everything he hostages. Mr netanyahu says he is doing everything he can. Hostages. Mr netanyahu says he is doing everything he can. One | is doing everything he can. One ear, he is doing everything he can. One year. He does is doing everything he can. Qua; year, he does everything he is doing everything he can. eie year, he does everything he can come everything he can, but we know that if prime Minister Netanyahu we know that if prime Minister Neta Nyahu wants to we know that if prime Minister Netanyahu wants to do something, he does. Lets exchange, put your family inside, do what you want. As the Prime Minister said, there are 51 hostages alive, but they are 51 hostages alive, but they are buried alive. They are underground 50 metres, buried alive. They are not alive but buried alive. If i go back three months, they didnt die. I three months, they didnt die. I dont have any proof, but in case they want to bring deadin but in case they want to bring dead in bags, just tell it. Fighting for one year, 0k, Day By day, nothing happened. If he says. Im sorry, he said it in english. You still have hope that your Son, many of the other hostages, will come home alive. You havent given up hope. Tiara you havent given up hope. Two months ago. You havent given up hope. Two months ago, there you havent given up hope. Tinifr months ago, there were you havent given up hope. Tim months ago, there were six young hostages murdered by hamas. You talk about killing people. Everybody was murdered here in the kibbutz. The idf is around, bumming all the day, again and again, and then they will tell us, oh, im sorry, there is another six. They must stop everything. They should stop everything. They should stop one year ago, but they must stop everything, make a deal, release the hostages, and then whatever they want, i dont care. I want, need and demand my Son back. We are really sorry demand my Son back. We are reall