Israel-Lebanon latest: Hamas fires rocket barrage at Tel Aviv on anniversary of October 7 attack
Today marks a year since Hamas crossed the Gaza border into Israel and killed 1,200 people, taking 251 more hostage . A little less than half of those hostages remain captive in the Gaza Strip
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Hamas has fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv and central Israel as the country marks the anniversary of the deadly 7 October Hamas attack.
After air raid sirens were heard this morning, the Israeli military claimed Hamas had launched five rockets from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Hamas also claimed the attack.
“Falls were detected in the area, the details are under investigation,” the statement added, referring to areas in Israel.
Pictures published today from Khan Younis detailed rows of houses and apartment blocks levelled by Israeli airstrikes.
It comes as Israeli civilians mark the anniversary of Hamas’ deadly 7 October attack, during which they killed around 1,200 people and took 251 more hostage in Gaza, 101 of which remain in the enclave. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians have since been killed by Israel’s retaliatory air and ground attack in Gaza, according to the local, Hamas-run health ministry.
Families of the hostages marched to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem this morning to mark the terror attack.
“I couldn’t have imagined in my worst nightmares that a whole year would pass and my father would not be with us,” said Shir Siegel, 28, whose father Keith, 65, remains in Gaza.
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“We are ready with increased forces in anticipation for this day,” said military spokesperson Admiral Daniel Hagari, adding that there could be “attacks on the home front”.Israel will today hold memorials for the victims of the Hamas attack.
The war in Gaza was triggered when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 as hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 100 hostages remain held by Hamas.
Israel’s subsequent military assault on Gaza has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians, according to the health ministry of the Hamas-run Strip.
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More than 41,909 Palestinians have been killed in the last year of Israel’s ground and air offensive in the Gaza Strip, the local, Hamas-run health ministry has said in an update.
They added that more than 97,303 people have been wounded.
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In her first public speech since her daughter Emily Damari’s capture on 7 October last year, Mandy Damari, 63, told crowds gathered at Hyde Park on Sunday that it was “impossible to comprehend the pain” her daughter was going through while being held captive by Hamas.
“One year has passed and she is still in hell,” said the mother, who was born in Surrey and raised in south London.
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