Israel-Lebanon dwell: Hamas fires rocket barrage at Tel Aviv on October 7 anniversary
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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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Israeli military releases unseen footage of Hamas 7 October attack
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The Israeli military has released unseen footage of Hamas’ 7 October attack on Israel that ignited the war in Gaza. The previously unreleased material includes footage of an Israeli civilian bandaging a soldier and a militant shooting at what the army says is an IDF drone at Kibbutz Re’im, an Israeli community bordering the Gaza Strip. Hamas’ cross-border attack on 7 October 2023 killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage. These videos were provided by the Israeli army. The Independent cannot independently verify the dates, locations or conditions under which they were filmed.
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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.
Israel began its assault in the Gaza Strip, intended to destroy Hamas, this time last year after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking a further 251 hostage.
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The mother of a 28-year-old British-Israeli woman being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for almost a year has urged the UK government to “fight for her release”.
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.
Tom Watling reports.
Five rockets launched at Israel from Gaza, says Israeli military
The Israeli military has claimed that five rockets were launched at Israel from the southern Gaza Strip this morning.
Earlier, sirens were heard over Tel Aviv and central Israel. Hamas also claimed to have fired at Tel Aviv.
In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, the Israeli military wrote: “Following the alerts that were activated a short time ago in the center of the country, five launches were detected that crossed from the Khan Yunis area, falls were detected in the area, the details are under investigation.”
In pictures: Smoke billows from southern Lebanon after Israeli strikes
Source: independent.co.uk
