Who were abducted and later died in captivity. It was 6. 30 in the morning, on october 7, when fighters from hamas and other groups crossed the southern border from gaza, and inflicted the worst single mass killing of israelis, in the nation s 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 israel s 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 d
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
Earlier, the idf had warned that it was going to target three particular buildings in this area, dahieh, known as a Hezbollah Stronghold. They said they were going to target them because of the hezbollah facilities and interests located there. The idf had posted saying these buildings would be targeted in the near future and told people that were living within 500 metres of them to move urgently. Just to give you a sense of the geography of where this is, i have been talking about how this is in a southern suburb of beirut but it is also in an area that is very close to the International Airport. These Evacuation Orders came before the strikes. Hezbollah has a strong presence in the Southern Suburbs. I think we can show you some of the pictures are one of the big explosions that has happened in the last half an hour. So we can see these pictures that are live and you can see the illumination. I want to show you some of these recorded pictures. There you can see that massive explosion t
Our maIn sTory. The IsraelI PrIme MInIster, BenjamIn Netanyahu, says Iran wIll pay a terrIble prIce for launchIng a barrage of mIssIles Towards sItes across Israel. Tehran saId It had concluded Its mIlItary actIon, but warned of further attacks If Israel retalIated. Around 180 mIssIles were fIred across large parts of Israel, IncludIng Jerusalem And Tel avIv. Most were Intercepted. Its been confIrmed that brItIsh troops were Involved In supportIng Israel. In a statement Last NIght, prIme MInIster KeIr Starmer warned that the MIddle East Is now On The BrInk. Well be speakIng To our correspondents across the regIon throughout the mornIng, and gaugIng polItIcal reactIon, as well, but fIrst wIth the latest from jerusalem, Jon DonnIson reports. AIrraId sIren. Israel was warned It was comIng. But thIs was Irans revenge. Almost 200 ballIstIc mIssIles raInIng In across the country. ExplosIons. 0k, guys, we got To get off the roof. These are comIng down rIght next To us here. As people ran for
Good evening. In another serIous escalatIon in the Middle East, iran has launched Missile Attacks against israel on the very same day that israel began a Ground InvasIon against hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. A few hours ago, sirens sounded across the country and israelis were told to take refuge in bomb shelters, as explosIons lit up the night sky. Israel has said that this attack will have consequences, whilst the iranian government said that if israel retaliated, its response would be, in its words, crushing and ruinous. The Israeli Defense Forces say that around 180 missilies were launched towards israel this evening. Warning sirens sounded at around 5 30pm, and explosIons were soon heard. The missiles were fired across huge swathes of israel, including its largest city Tel Aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. Our correspondent Jon Donnison is there. You had to seek shelter there when the missiles were fired a few hours ago. That is right. Four and a half hours ago, us, like millIons of