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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 start ....
See on a continuing rolling Day By day, hour by hour, bases, matthew, is the impact that is happening on civilians here. Anna, thanks once again. We will talk again in the next little while. About half an hour ago i was seeing the latest wire from hezbollah saying they have fired another salvo of rockets towards haifa in the north of israel. Lets reflect on what is going on there, because nick is our correspondence in northern israel that told me more missiles had been fired towards israel from gaza, from hezbollah in lebanon and the Houthis In Yemen. Hezbollah in lebanon and the Houthis In Yemen. Sirens have been sounding Houthis In Yemen. Sirens have been sounding all Houthis In Yemen. Sirens have been sounding all across been sounding all across central israel and that is because according to the israeli military, a surface to surface missile was fired from yemen. That is home to the houthi rebels and it represents once again ....
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 s ....