Fields, a short drive from where we are, the first area to come in the hamas assault, where thousands of israelis and people from Around The World had gathered for the Nova Music Festival. They dance the night away but thenit they dance the night away but then it turned into a slaughter. 350 were murdered and 44 were taken hostage. This morning, at the vigil, they played the last track of music at 6. 29 because that is when the music stopped and the slaughter started. This morning, again, they played the music again to honour the dead and the missing. Music. Meanwhile injerusalem, crowds gathered before dawn, many holding aloft pictures of the hostages seized by hamas. They demanded that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, ensure the return of those still being held. Across the region, the war intensifies. There were powerful explosions in Southern Beirut as israel carried out fresh strikes overnight with increasing fears of a wider regional conflict in the middle east. This is the
To remember the events exactly a year ago. These are my pictures here of people across israel remembering those who were killed in the Hamas Attacks and those taken hostage. There have been several events already in israel, more plant later and more planned right around the world. Here in the uk to foreign Secretary David Lammy has been visiting the South Tottenham Synagogue to commemorate victims of the attacks. ,. , commemorate victims of the attacks. ,. Attacks. Today i am here with the jewish attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community at attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community at the | the Jewish Community at the synagogue here in South Tottenham. It is a day of deep reflection and pain, thinking about October The 7th, the worst attack on the Jewish Community worst attack on theJewish Community since worst attack on the Jewish Community since the holocaust, and of course thinking about the many hostages that are
City Of Haifa. Several people were injured. Will vernon has the latest. One year on since the Middle East was set ablaze, beirut burns again. Explosions pierce the night sky. Israel had issued new Evacuation Orders shortly before launching Air Strikes on the city. The Israeli Military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah Weapons Storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. The strikes on beirut are intensifying. The lebanese government says more than moo people have been killed so far. Over the border in israel, hezbollahs response. The city Of Haifa was attacked by five rockets. Ten people were injured by shrapnel. Hezbollah claimed it had targeted a Military Base in the area. Earlier on sunday, an Evacuation Flight for british nationals left beirut. The Uk Government says no more are planned. Those On Board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. Oh, its been devastating. Its like a nightmare, nightmare. Its lik
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 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 me