Israelis on 7 October marked the first anniversary of the Hamas attack that triggered a war which has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict in the Middle East. Families of hostages still held in Gaza – about 100, a third of whom are said to be dead – gathered near prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence and stood during a two-minute siren, replicating a custom from Holocaust Remembrance and Memorial Day. The Hamas attacks that day killed 1,200 people and more than 250 were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures. The following Israeli offensive in Gaza laid waste to the densely populated coastal territory and killed almost 42,000 people, according to Palestinian health authorities
Israelis gather near Netanyahu’s residence as they mark anniversary of October 7 attacks – video
