live from israel, this is bbc news. we this is bbc news. have special coverage one year we have special coverage one year on after hamas�* horrific attacks. vigils being held across the country and around the world. they will remember the world. they will remember the victims of hamas�* attacks. 1200 people were murdered on october the 7th and 251 were taken hostage. 0f october the 7th and 251 were taken hostage. of all triggered by those attacks intensifies. there were powerful explosions which rocked beirut overnight at israel targets what it says is an hezbollah stronghold. this is the skyline in the lebanese capital this morning, as residents of the city struggled to cope with the intensifying bombardments.

we are in one of the many kibbutz in towns which were stormed by hamas fighters who, in the early hours of october the 7th breached israel's security fence and went on a rampage across this region. 0ne rampage across this region. one year on many residents tell us they are still trapped in the grief and the pain of october the 7th. the deals are being held across southern israel and in many parts of this country. they are also taking place around the world to remember the victims of hamas�* attack. at the end of its day of attacks and assaults across this region, 1200 israelis were

killed. 251 were taken hostage including foreigners. the vigil is in southern israel began at daybreak and were led by israel's president. in the fields which have now been turned into a memorial at the sight of what was the nova music festival where thousands of festivalgoers from israel and around the world are gathered to dance the night away. when dawn broke and the sun rose, darkness descended. it was the first place to be stunned by hamas fighters. after hours of violence, nearly 1100 after hours of violence, nearly 400 people were dead, 44 taken hostage. at the vigil today the last track that was played at the music festival which stopped at 6.29 was played again to remember the dead and the missing. injerusalem,

crowds also gathered at dawn to pay tribute to remember the dead, but they also held up photographs of the hostages and demanded that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, do more to bring them home. this morning, a campaign group for the hostages of one of the missing festivalgoers from noah has been discovered. his dead body was discovered in gaza. and the war goes on today and last night there have been powerful explosions in southern beirut is israel targets what it says of command and operational headquarters of the lebanese hezbollah group linked to iran. this intensifying war creating fears that this widening war will get wider and more violent still. this is the skyline in beirut this morning. israel says it is only going

after military targets but residents of the lebanese capital, beirut, say they are living through the most violent times of their lives. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell looks now at a year of devastating conflict and failed diplomacy. this was israel's deadliest ever day. exactly one year ago, waves of hamas fighters from gaza led a bloody attack on israeli army bases, villages, a music festival. snatching hostages. and it triggered the deadliest ever war against palestinians. with relentless israeli bombardment, most of gaza's population forced from their homes. a humanitarian catastrophe. there's still no end in sight. they destroyed our house and our life.

hadas calderon from nir 0z going back to the home where her mother and niece were killed. her son and daughter were kidnapped by hamas and held for 52 days before they were released in a truce deal. but hadas says they're still living the nightmare of the 7th of october. her ex—husband, 0fer, is one of dozens of hostages stuck in gaza, last seen alive in a tunnel by his daughter. we know that every moment his life is... can be gone. my daughter, she said, because she met him and he told her, "please fight for me, i don't want to be dead, to die here in the caves." whole life is on hold, hold. we can't think about future, we can't think about nothing else.

repeated attempts by us, egyptian and qatari diplomats to negotiate a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal have failed. and every day in gaza brings new casualties. family home in nusseirat, killing hassan, aged six, and his grandmother. translation: translation: i want to know why. i want to know why. we are civilians, we are civilians, we pose no threat. we pose no threat. now in hospital, ahmed younis now in hospital, ahmed younis tries to cheer his surviving tries to cheer his surviving children with memories children with memories of happier days. of happier days. they've lost all they owned they've lost all they owned and are in constant pain. and are in constant pain. palestinians and israelis translation: i want my children translation: i want my children and my wife to be treated. - and my wife to be treated. - if i could, i would if i could, i would take them abroad. take them abroad. there is no safety. there is no safety. i hope from god that the war i hope from god that the war stops today before tomorrow. stops today before tomorrow. but instead, the fighting but instead, the fighting is now spreading is now spreading in the middle east. in the middle east. and that leaves many and that leaves many

palestinians and israelis desperately worried that world attention is shifting away from their suffering.

were taken fact that 251 were taken hostage, 101 of those people still being held in the gaza strip. and even when we think about this, the possibility and the prospect that it might even be more of 101. we know of the reports of sexual abuse, of rape, the fact women are still there. a year has gone by, is a possible one of them has given birth to a child? the pain is immeasurable for the israeli people, whose hearts are pierced every single day knowing that there are still people being held in some dark dungeon and terrorist tunnel inside gaza and the fact that we still are at war. i don't think anyone would have imagined a year ago that we would still be pretty much in the same place, yes, with some victories and yes with some accomplishments, yes, with a change in the region, but this country is still at war and thatis country is still at war and that is a hard tail to swallow. as you know, night after night,

the families of the hostages gather in the streets to call for a ceasefire to say more should be done to bring their loved ones home. in the polls, which showed a very strong backing for the war in the early months, now seems to show that more israelis believe it is time to prioritise the hostages, that the military objectives have been met, how do you see the mood? i objectives have been met, how do you see the mood?- do you see the mood? i think that most _ do you see the mood? i think that most israelis _ do you see the mood? i think that most israelis look - do you see the mood? i think that most israelis look at - do you see the mood? i think that most israelis look at the | that most israelis look at the gaza strip, at least, lebanon is a different scenario for the time being, but they look at gaza, they see that israel has pretty much achieved most of its military objectives, it has not destroyed completely hamas, but it has broken the back of all of the hamas brigades and the battalions and has eliminated most of the top commanders of hamas, the leader of hamas and the mastermind of october the 7th still remains

at large. most of hamas has been destroyed and its infrastructure. what is missing is the political resolution, the day after plan, the exit strategy, he will fill the vacuum that now has been created in gaza? unfortunately, we have yet to see the creation of what that plan looks like and that is what has led to this new renewed operation in northern gaza. in the absence of some warm who can take the rains over governing the gaza strip from hamas, because it has been weakened so severely, we do not have some warm else to be there and that means hamas can reconstitute itself and that is why israel is operating in the area of jabalia in northern gaza. there has to be a political map to the military accomplishments and we have yet to achieve that objective. people want to see at least the hostages come

home. 101, half of them still believe to be a live one year later, that is something that could be achieved potentially today, if only there was a partner for those negotiations on the other side. find partner for those negotiations on the other side.— on the other side. and that someone — on the other side. and that someone who _ on the other side. and that someone who follows - on the other side. and that someone who follows this. on the other side. and that. someone who follows this wall someone who follows this wall so closely, is it worrying for you that across the border in southern israel, just a mile away, that most of gaza, according to the un, lies in utter ruin and most parts of it are uninhabitable and that it could take decades to remove the rubble? and there is a worried this will lay the seeds for another generation and more war in the future. does this also away on your mind? it definitely weighs in my mind and i think it is something we should all be thinking about and giving some pores too. there has been a tragedy in the gaza strip and to the innocent civilians of gaza. i think that

the responsibility for that lies on the shoulders of hamas, hamas brought this tragedy upon the palestinians of the gaza strip. israel did what any country would do, which is to defend itself and to push back and defeated so money. that is something israel was coerced into the war on october the 7th and continues to defend its borders in the north and the south and fight on seven different fronts, as the country that is most attacked and threatened anywhere in the world today. but we have to keepin world today. but we have to keep in mind that for there to be true, peaceful coexistence one day between israel and the palestinians in the gaza strip or anywhere else, we need to have a thorough comprehensive de—radicalisation process. until that happens, you are right, this tragedy, this wall could lead to a further radicalisation, but we need have a de—radicalisation that can eventually lead to coexistence. because as long as

people in gaza want to continue to kill, destroy, rape and kidnap israelis, they will not be peace in this region. thank ou for be peace in this region. thank you forjoining _ be peace in this region. thank you forjoining us _ be peace in this region. thank you forjoining us with - be peace in this region. thank you forjoining us with your i you forjoining us with your reflections. joining me now is rushdi abualouf. a journalist colleague, you ajournalist colleague, you had to leave for your own safety, you were reporting mostly from istanbul but you joined us from london. i rememberyou istanbul but you joined us from london. i remember you saying a year ago, london. i remember you saying a yearago, given london. i remember you saying a year ago, given the reports emerging from southern israel that something really bad would follow. did you ever imagined that this region would be at war, still at war now and gaza

would be almost completely destroyed?— would be almost completely destroyed? not on this scale and not this _ destroyed? not on this scale and not this long. _ destroyed? not on this scale and not this long. we - destroyed? not on this scale and not this long. we were l and not this long. we were expecting some sort of a very big israeli retaliation following the ham hamas attack in october the 7th. but we are saying more than 42, 401000 people killed but a thousand people killed but a thousand people are still missing, almost half, almost half of gazans, buildings infrastructure, school and universities and hospitals are completely destroyed. 0ver completely destroyed. over 120,000 people have left and my family is one of them. whenever we travel to meet someone in egypt, everywhere we go they have an answer, they have survived, still alive and what

about the over 2 million people inside who experienced the horror of displacement and killing. this money, very mixed feelings and people rushed posting on social media, those people who have internet in gaza and most people are saying their dream of a time machine or a miracle would bring back their old life when they used to live a semi—normal life. because gaza was for a long time under siege and tie blockade for 17 years, but nothing to compare with what happened last year and people dream about going back to their old life. ~ . , i. old life. what is your understanding - old life. what is your understanding of - old life. what is your - understanding of hamas' position and the ceasefire, and many accuse israel of not doing enough to end the war. israel

blames hamas saying that it is hamas he wants the war to go on and expand across the region. what is your understanding? whenever we asked hamas, back in qatar last week when we went to see them, they said what israel wants is to surrender. we are not going to do this, we will fight to the end. this is the message we are getting from them all the time, that we are ready to do a ceasefire and make concessions and they said they have already made big concessions by not having the line guaranteed at the end of the war, back injuly the 2nd when they accepted the joe biden initiative. all the time they choose israel and benjamin netanyahu personally, that he is the one that willing to do the deal. talking about hamas

one year on, just a few minutes ago, hamas are still capable of firing rockets from gaza that reach central israel in tel aviv. it doesn't mean hamas military has not received a significant amount of damage, but they are still, after one year of the 7th of october attack, they are still able to have some sort of ability to fire rockets. and we know there are some groups and formation in gaza that are capable of fighting the israelis for months, i think. fighting the israelis for months, ithink. ., ~ , ., months, i think. thank you so much for _ months, i think. thank you so much forjoining _ months, i think. thank you so much forjoining us _ months, i think. thank you so much forjoining us as - months, i think. thank you so much forjoining us as part - months, i think. thank you so much forjoining us as part of| much forjoining us as part of our special coverage of the events of october the 7th and their aftermath. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you are watching bbc news. joining me now is our middle east correspondents hugo bachega from beirut and yolande knell from jerusalem. he long, let's begin with you, we just heard from a correspondent finding out how hamas are still able to fire rockets into israel this money. israel is on a state of alert. give us more details on how this money has looked, both on the northern border as well as the northern border as well as the southern border?- the northern border as well as the southern border? indeed, it remains a _ the southern border? indeed, it remains a very— the southern border? indeed, it remains a very tense _ the southern border? indeed, it remains a very tense time. - the southern border? indeed, it remains a very tense time. a i remains a very tense time. a short time ago we had rocket warning sirens going off in tel aviv and in the centre of israel. this after hamas said it fired two of its longer range rockets in that

direction. early in the day we had reports of something like four projectiles being fired from the gaza strip towards the communities around the edge of the perimeter and the israeli military said those were intercepted or landed in open areas. but it's still a reminder that while tacro has this capability after one year. in the north of the country, hezbollah has been firing and we have been hearing about continuing alarms in the occupied going heights, most notably for israeli citizens. for the first time this morning, haifa was hit directly by rockets. also there were rockets that hit in tiberias and also on top of that, two drones that were intercepted in the centre of israel coming in from the east. the country has been told to stay in a high state of alert, one year on from this massive national security failure. you know, you

can see how people remained sort of waiting to see what happens next. there are restrictions on gatherings which will limit the size of some of the events planned for later and in fact, the official government event is taking place without a live audience. in part because there was an expectation of disruption, possibly heckling from the crowd, but also because of the security threat.— security threat. hugo in beirut. _ security threat. hugo in beirut, we _ security threat. hugo in beirut, we can - security threat. hugo in beirut, we can tell - security threat. hugo in i beirut, we can tell viewers security threat. hugo in - beirut, we can tell viewers is the sound of the bus night and day of the drones where you are. what is the latest this morning after another night of heavy bombardment?- morning after another night of heavy bombardment? yes, i think ou can heavy bombardment? yes, i think you can probably _ heavy bombardment? yes, i think you can probably hear— heavy bombardment? yes, i think you can probably hear the - heavy bombardment? yes, i think you can probably hear the sound l you can probably hear the sound of drones— you can probably hear the sound of drones flying overhead. this has become the new reality here

in beirut — has become the new reality here in beirut. a city that is very much — in beirut. a city that is very much at _ in beirut. a city that is very much at the centre of this war of this— much at the centre of this war of this israeli campaign against hezbollah. overnight, more — against hezbollah. overnight, more israeli air strikes, around _ more israeli air strikes, around a _ more israeli air strikes, around a dozen air strikes hitting _ around a dozen air strikes hitting where hezbollah has a very— hitting where hezbollah has a very strong presence in beirut. we have — very strong presence in beirut. we have seen footage from one of those — we have seen footage from one of those locations hit with secondary explosions, suggesting weapons and ammunition where being stored there _ ammunition where being stored there in— ammunition where being stored there in this place. and these air strikes— there in this place. and these air strikes have continued. we haven't— air strikes have continued. we haven't seen any indication from — haven't seen any indication from the _ haven't seen any indication from the israeli military, from the israeii _ from the israeli military, from the israeli authorities that these _ the israeli authorities that these attacks are going to stou _ these attacks are going to stop. the israelis feel they have — stop. the israelis feel they have been extremely successful in degrading hezbollah, in hitting _ in degrading hezbollah, in hitting many of the group's positions and infrastructure and — positions and infrastructure and by— positions and infrastructure and by decimating its entire leadership. i think here, the concern _ leadership. i think here, the concern in _ leadership. i think here, the concern in lebanon is that this could — concern in lebanon is that this could be — concern in lebanon is that this could be the beginning of a

wider— could be the beginning of a wider offensive by the israeli military, _ wider offensive by the israeli military, along offensive by israci— military, along offensive by israel against hezbollah. this morning. _ israel against hezbollah. this morning, the israeli army announced more troops have been deployed _ announced more troops have been deployed to southern lebanon. thousands more troops potentiallyjoining this campaign by the israeli army against — campaign by the israeli army against hezbollah. but hezbollah remains defiant. this morning — hezbollah remains defiant. this morning there really is a statement saying they are confident in the ability of our resistance to repel the israeli aggression. resistance to repel the israeli aggression-— resistance to repel the israeli aggression. thank you to both of ou. joining me now is mathew hollingworth, from the world food programme who has been in gaza in the last year and is now in beirut as its directorfor lebanon. first tell us about the humanitarian consequences now of the escalating israeli attacks, both in beirut and southern lebanon?- attacks, both in beirut and southern lebanon? hello. the country is _

southern lebanon? hello. the country is in — southern lebanon? hello. the country is in absolute - southern lebanon? hello. the country is in absolute chaos i southern lebanon? hello. the country is in absolute chaos at the moment in terms of, you know, almost 1.2 million people affected, vast numbers fleeing from the violence in the south. the southern suburbs of beirut being decimated and consistently targeted with heavy missile fire, as you heard. people fleeing to wherever they can get to. you see people sleeping outside on the streets, people taking shelter in schools, other government institutions. there is more than 900 of those kinds of shelters, more than 700 of which are completely packed with people. we have public health concerns, waterborne diseases and we are desperately trying to find some kind of respite to a population that is so incredibly scared of what's coming next and the escalation becoming an all—out war. i am

becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we _ becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are _ becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming - becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming to - becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming to the i becoming an all—out war. i am afraid we are coming to the end of the programme, but could you briefly, in about 30 seconds, tell us how dire it is in gaza now? i tell us how dire it is in gaza now? . . tell us how dire it is in gaza now? ., ., ., now? i left gaza at the end of june. now? i left gaza at the end of june- we _ now? i left gaza at the end of june. we were _ now? i left gaza at the end of june. we were feeling - now? i left gaza at the end of june. we were feeling as - now? i left gaza at the end of june. we were feeling as if i now? i left gaza at the end of| june. we were feeling as if we had turned a corner in preventing a famine, in preventing a famine, in preventing things from really getting to a stage that would be catastrophic for the people there. unfortunately, since that time it has only gotten worse. the crossings are close, we have a fraction of the amount of food we should be providing two people and a million people that we should serve as the world food programme, currently cannot be served because we just don't have the food going in. again, it is a massive crisis, an escalation that has to stop. the level of suffering, deprivation and dispossession will be a stain on our collective conscience. we'll have to leave _

collective conscience. we'll have to leave it _ collective conscience. we'll have to leave it there, - collective conscience. we'll| have to leave it there, sorry to interrupt. you have been watching bbc news in special coverage. i mixed day in, an element of weather. the second half of the week and the winds pick up and it will be cold. due to the presence of an ex hurricane. at the moment it is just this area of low pressure responsible for the showers. the weather front is tangled across the north of scotland so far today, for the cloud and outbreaks of rain. elsewhere the mixture of sunshine and showers and continue to develop more widely through england wales in the afternoon and some of it will be heavy and thundery. most places stay dry and a brighter afternoon for northern ireland, northern england and north wales. temperatures mid to high teens. finish the day with heavy rain in the south—west, that will spread northwards across england and wales for a time into northern ireland. clear skies either side, so one

or two mist orfog patches but the general flow is from the south, so were not a cold night. temperatures eight to 12 degrees. tomorrow it could be damp start, rain spreads into central and southern scotland and it could be slow—moving. large rainfall totals through eastern scotland. a cold breeze developing but dry compared to today. to the south of it, for much of england and wales sunshine and showers again. if anything though showers more widespread than today, but in the sunshine in between it will feel warm. at the end of the week it will be governed by this hurricane kirk. it is decaying as it pushes over colder waters, decaying as it pushes over colderwaters, but decaying as it pushes over colder waters, but the airflow pressure that is left will run increasingly to the south of us across parts of continental europe. but it will have an impact on the weather as it pulls away in drawing down cold, strong winds. this is linked to hurricane kirk, ex hurricane kirk on wednesday. it is still far away but could be enough to give persistent rain to the channel islands and the

far south—east of england. away from it, fair bit of clout, occasional showers and turning colder from the north. occasional showers and turning colderfrom the north. the centre of that storm system pushes towards denmark as we go into thursday. that opens the door to colder air for more into thursday. that opens the door to colder airfor more of us on thursday and some particularly strong winds down in eastern coasts. rough seas and dangerous around some of the coasts, but a story of sunshine and showers for many on thursday providing a chilly feel and a frosty night will follow.

this is bbc news, the headlines... vigils across israel and the world are remembering last year's 7 october attacks, in which hamas killed 1200 people and took 251 hostage. powerful explosions rocked beirut overnight as israel targets a hezbollah stronghold. this is the scene live in beirut — as lebanon deals with the aftermath of israel's strikes. welcome to the programme. israeli strikes continued in lebanon overnight. there were more air strikes on southern districts of beirut, soon after it issued further warnings to civilians to evacuate parts of the lebanese capital considered to be hezbollah strongholds. the israeli military says it's investigating why five rockets fired from southern lebanon on sunday night managed to penetrate israel's air defences and explode

in the northern port city of haifa.