A crowd gathered in front of the house of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, and listened in silence to the sound of the siren, which sounded at 6:29 am. This is the exact time Hamas attacked Israel a year ago.
In total, 1,200 Israelis died that day. The group also organized the event to remind the government that it is dissatisfied with the direction of the war, since, to this day, more than 100 hostages remain in Gaza, under the power of Hamas militants.
In Tel Aviv, family and friends of victims of the attack also protested in Hostage Square. Jewish communities around the world remembered those who lost their lives in the conflict.
In the West Bank, tributes were paid to the more than 42,000 Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive against Hamas. In several European cities, crowds called for an end to the war and what they call genocide against the Palestinian people.
The war between Israel and Hamas has devastated the Gaza Strip. In addition to the more than 42,000 deaths, most of them civilians, the conflict also forced almost the entire population of the territory to move. There are 2.3 million people living in makeshift tents, without drinking water, without enough food and with a practically non-existent healthcare system. Israel is accused of violating humanitarian laws and has been reported to the International Criminal Court.
Despite international appeals, the conflict does not appear to be close to an end. On the contrary. This Monday (7), Israel reported that a salvo of missiles launched by Hamas hit the country’s capital, Tel Aviv. And an Israeli aerial bombardment of Jabalya, Gaza’s largest refugee camp, killed 52 people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in the United States, did not mention peace this October 7th. He stated that the Jewish people suffered the greatest attack in their history since the Holocaust and that they are fighting like “lions” against their enemies.
The war also expanded to other countries in the Middle East. In Lebanon, Israeli bombings in the south of the country and in the capital, Beirut, have killed more than 2,000 people and forced more than a million to flee their homes. In addition, there are mutual attacks between Israel and groups in Yemen and Iran, an escalation that makes the already complex relations between the nations in the region even more tense.
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