On Monday, Israelis
commemorated the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic Hamas attack that
began a war that has stirred global outrage and risks igniting a far larger
Middle Eastern conflict.
Ceremonies and protests
in Jerusalem and Israel's south began around 06:29 a.m. (0329 GMT), the time
when Hamas launched missiles into Israel at the commencement of its Oct. 7
assault last year and burst across the border, destroying communities.
According to Israeli
estimations, they slaughtered 1,200 individuals and took approximately 250
prisoners to Gaza.
As a siren sounded
outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem, over 300 people,
led by hostage families holding up images of their loved ones, held a minute of
silence for the deceased.
"We're still stuck
in October 7th, 2023, in one unending day of terror, of fear, of anger, of
despair," said Yuval Baron, whose father-in-law Keith Siegel is hostage in
Gaza.
"We wanted to start
this day together to remind ourselves, our prime minister, the public of Israel
that even though it is a day of grief there is still a holy mission to bring
back the hostages," said Baron.
President Isaac Herzog
presided over the mourning ceremony in Reim, the location of the music event
where more than 360 people were slain and hundreds taken captive a year ago.
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