A rocket fired by Hezbollah across Israel's northern border slammed into the city of Haifa south of Tel Aviv overnight, with security footage showing the moment the projectile erupted on a quiet street
Israel was forced to fend off rocket attacks from its foes at either end of the country this morning as its citizens commemorated the first anniversary of Hamas ' atrocities on October 7 last year.
But minutes later the service was marred by air raid sirens as Hamas declared it launched projectiles at the 'enemy gatherings' just a few kilometres from the border with Gaza, as well as at Tel Aviv. It is unclear whether anyone was killed in the attacks, but images emerging from blast sites in Israel showed spatters of blood inside homes as rescuers investigated the wreckage.
A rocket fired by Hezbollah across Israel's northern border slammed into the city of Haifa south of Tel Aviv overnight Residents seek shelter as sirens blaring announce imminent attack near the Gaza border, as Israel marks the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 Families of victims killed at the Supernova music festival attend a gathering in memory of their relatives, at the Supernova memorial site
Families of those killed attended the memorial site of the Nova music festival in Re'im and many were seen breaking down as President Herzog declared: 'A year has passed since life came to a halt, the skies darkened, and all of us witnessed the monstrous cruelty of the enemy that sought to bring destruction upon the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and Israeli society.'
The IDF meanwhile released never-before-seen footage from October 7, showing Israeli soldiers fighting Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Re'im on the morning of the onslaught in a reminder of the brutality of the unexpected attacks. Families of victims killed at the Supernova music festival attend a gathering in memory of their relatives, at the Supernova memorial site for the victims of the 07 October 2023 Supernova music festival attack
Meshaal said the October 7 operation was 'a natural response to the occupation and its accelerating plans for settlement, siege and aggression against Al-Aqsa,' referring to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Emergency workers inspect damage caused by a rocket allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip on October 07, 2024 in Kfar Chabad, IsraelPeople protest on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
Read More Massacre of innocents that changed the Middle East forever: A year on from October 7, timeline shows how Hamas atrocity sent Israel on path for revenge, united its enemies - and raised the very real prospect of WW3 Meanwhile, IDF chief Herzi Halevi told his troops: 'A year has passed, and we have defeated the military wing of Hamas... We have dealt a severe blow to Hezbollah, which has lost all of its senior leadership.
Lebanon's health ministry said 10 firefighters were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a municipal building in the border-area town of Bint Jbeil, and that other aerial attacks on Sunday killed 22 people in a swathe of southern and eastern towns. People protest on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said Idan Shtivi, 28, was abducted from the site of the Nova music festival and his 'body is still held captive by Hamas'.'On October 7, Idan arrived at the Nova Festival in the early morning to document his friends' performances and workshops,' the forum said in a statement.
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Hamas' military has been 'defeated', Israeli army chief declares - as nation prepares to mark anniversary of the October 7 atrocities which pushed the Middle East to the brink of all-out war Mandy has spent the last year lobbying Israeli and British politicians for the safe return of her daughter, the only British hostage to remain in Hamas' hands.
'She's my daughter, I love her to the moon and back. There's no way I'm giving up on her. That's my job now, to get my daughter back alive.' Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb late October 6, 2024 Among those hostages that have been released since October 7 is little Emily Hand, nine, who was snatched in her pyjamas during a sleepover at her friend's house on October 7 last year and was held hostage for 50 days.
But Thomas praised her as a 'fighter' and revealed she is now as 'noisy and boisterous as ever' and is 'smiling again'. He vowed to never complain about how loud she is being. — Israel Defense Forces October 6, 2024 The Israeli army launched airstrikes in Dahiyeh, south of the Lebanese capital Beirut
The latest onslaught hit Beirut's southern suburbs late on Sunday, with large fireballs seen from miles away and loud booms ringing out over the darkened skyline.
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