It's a day of ceremonies in Israel in memory of the nearly twelve hundred people killed and two-hundred-and-fifty taken hostage by Hamas in the attacks launched from Gaza exactly one year ago. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited a monument for victims of the attacks in Jerusalem. The BBC's Jon Donnison tells us about fighting in Gaza amid the ceremonies. Also in the programme: After the Lebanese group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, the mayor of an affected city describes some of the damage caused; and two US scientists are awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on genetics. (Photo: A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by families of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 7th October 2024. Credit: Jim Urquhuat/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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It's been a day of ceremonies in Israel in memory of the nearly 1200 people killed and 250 taken hostage by Hamas in the attacks launched from Gaza exactly a year ago.
Earlier today, the israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited a monument for victims of the attack in Jerusalem.
He said the israeli people would not rest until the hostages were brought back.
On this day, in this place and in many places in our country, we remember our dead, our hostages whom we are obligated to bring back, and our heroes who fell in defense of the homeland and the country.