this is bbc news, the headlines... vigils in israel and around the world, a year on from the october 7th attacks, when hamas gunmen killed 1200 people. at 6:29 this morning, flags were lowered to half mast outside the knesset. the exact time rockets targeted southern israel. meanwhile, israel's military is investigating how rockets fired by hezbollah penetrated israel's air defences overnight, hitting the city of haifa. in lebanon, there have been more israeli if strikes on beirut. israel has also launched fresh attacks on targets in gaza. and in other news, florida braces for another potentially devastating hurricane, as storm milton builds strength off the gulf of mexico, two weeks after hurricane helene.

as israel holds commemorations marking the october 7th attacks, we ll be reporting on how so many lives were changed and how the reverberations have spread right across the middle east as israel waged war on hamas in gaza and now in lebanon against hezbollah. panorama's jane corbin has been following two families affected from this conflict. one in israel, and one in gaza. both living in the aftermath of the attacks, and the war that followed. a year ago, doron katz—asher and her two daughters, raz and aviv, were staying at her mother's house in niroz kibbutz. they were all taken hostage by hamas. doron kept a diary while she was held in gaza. she wrote to her husband, yoni, about how much they were missing him.

the moment the family was taken hostage was filmed by hamas and seen by yoni. saw my wife, some of the hamas men puts a cover on her head. i saw my girl raz, purple dress, long golden hair. as they were taken into gaza, an israeli helicopter was firing above them. doron�*s mother was killed. what do you think when you hear that? they were shot by their own side. it's hard to discover that at the moment of truth and such horrifying moment, the danger was from the idf helicopter. we need to tell ourselves the truth. and the truth is that in that day, all bets were off. it was chaos.

yeah, it was a chaos and all bets were off. after 50 days in captivity, she and her children were released and returned to israel. every day i look at them and i know that it's a miracle that they are here. the un estimates that at least 14 people were killed in friendly fire on october the 7th. in gaza too, life changed completely on that day. when this war started, her age was 11 months. she's turning two years very soon. on october the 7th, shuruq was living in gaza city with her husband roshdi sarraj as they came under israeli bombardment. roshdi, a film—maker, started documenting life under siege. it's very close. it's unbelievable. theyjust attack again

and again, over and over. huge air strike around the whole area now. the next morning, an israeli strike hit the building. roshdi was killed. she's really young to comprehend, what does it mean to lose a dear father? he would be always my best friend. since then, shuruq has moved four times. she's now living in a camp in central gaza. there is no light by the end of this deep tunnel. they destroyed the buildings and also the near future of the gazan people. and you can see more on panorama at 9:00pm, bbc one — october 7th: one year on. as the events of october 7th unfolded, all eyes turned to gaza. many wondered what form an israeli retaliation would take, and whether further

attacks were planned. our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf was on the ground in gaza that morning, and he spoke to bbc news in those first few hours of what has now become a year—long conflict. here's a clip from that morning. while we speak still the firing of rockets, i can hear it in the background.— of rockets, i can hear it in the background. rockets have been fired- — the background. rockets have been fired. there _ the background. rockets have been fired. there is _ the background. rockets have been fired. there is some - been fired. there is some conflicting reports about also some ground troops from hamas crossed the border into israel and they are engaged in fighting, that's still not confirmed. what has been confirmed. what has been confirmed by hamas so far is the firing of the rockets. . and rushdi abualouf is with me in the studio now. we both remember that day is so well. you are now here in london and yourfamily are safe you are now here in london and your family are safe in turkey. what about people in gaza? it was awful, something you can't forget at all. that day started

with me trying to take my kids to school and suddenly thousands of rockets were flying overhead, everywhere, and explosions. for about two hours there was a lot of conflicting reports, videos that you can't verify. it was not clear exactly what had been, but very quickly re—realised that this was something that was going to take a huge revenge by the israelis because the hamas attack was massive, and it's something we have never, ever seen before. i have been covering this conflict for the past 25 years and this is the first time i saw something like that. and there revenge was really expected. i mean, not on this scale, but 40,000 people were killed and about 10,000 people are missing. over two thirds of the population are displaced from the north into the south. they live in very

difficult conditions, in tent poll, and in a small place that israel has called a safe zone but they have hit many times and they have killed many people in this so—called safe zone. people in this so-called safe zone. ~ . , people in this so-called safe zone, ~ ., , ., , , zone. what is happening there toda ? zone. what is happening there today? the — zone. what is happening there today? the idf _ zone. what is happening there today? the idf has _ zone. what is happening there today? the idf has said - zone. what is happening there today? the idf has said they l today? the idf has said they are responding with great force in the north. are responding with great force in the north-— in the north. talking to many --eole in the north. talking to many peeple in _ in the north. talking to many peeple in the _ in the north. talking to many people in the north, - in the north. talking to many people in the north, the - in the north. talking to many people in the north, the lastl people in the north, the last two days they said they felt as if the war has started again. the new evacuation order to a very large area in the north, and quite recently, in the last half an hour. there are people also in the east, khan younis, they were receiving another warning because we believe hamas fired rockets to mark the anniversary today. the israelis hit back the places where hamas have fired their rockets and issued an evacuation.- have fired their rockets and issued an evacuation. what is a reaction from _ issued an evacuation. what is a reaction from people _ issued an evacuation. what is a reaction from people when - issued an evacuation. what is a | reaction from people when they

get an evacuation order? i myself have been twice, three, four times evacuated following the evacuation order. it's like you have ten minutesjust the evacuation order. it's like you have ten minutes just to pack up your stuff and go to nowhere. you don't have the chance to get as much as you can of your stuff, and you don't know whether the area you are evacuating to is safe enough for you and your family, whether you will find food, shelter, a tent. i have been speaking to people who have been displaced recently from a refugee camp and they ended up in hospital. three of them are blind women who don't know what to do, they don't have a bathroom to go to, they don't have enough food. this is the displacement life in gaza. can we take a _ displacement life in gaza. can we take a moment _ displacement life in gaza. can we take a moment to talk about the journalists and your colleagues who are still operating in gaza. reporters without borders have sent around —— have said around 130 journalists have been killed. who is managing to work there

and who is working there because international organisations like the bbc are not allowed in gaza.— organisations like the bbc are not allowed in gaza. because of brave journalists _ not allowed in gaza. because of brave journalists who _ not allowed in gaza. because of brave journalists who are - not allowed in gaza. because of brave journalists who are still . brave journalists who are still operating in a very risky situations, risking their lives, the lives of their families, we are getting pictures out of gaza. unfortunately israel and egypt are not allowing foreign journalists to go in but we have a few brave palestinian journalists who are committed to the story and who are doing everything they can to report the story, but we have to remind you that the number of journalists killed, arrested and injured in this war, i think it's the biggest number we have seen in any conflict before. one small report i saw a couple of days ago, the number of palestinian journalists killed since 1967 was 102. and over 100 have now been killed in one year. so you can imagine how much the suffering ofjournalists, the

medics and also firefighters and teachers, hundreds of them have been killed in this war. rushdi abualouf, thank you for joining us. and one young journalist who has millions of followers on social media, she has won an emmy award and she will bejoining us later to speak about her experiences during the war. western leaders have been marking today's anniversary with a reiteration of their support for israel. president biden has released the following statement... during this year of conflict, and tens of thousands have been killed, a human toll made far worse by terrorists hiding and operating among innocent people. we will not stop working to achieve a ceasefire deal in gaza that brings the hostages home, allows for a surge in humanitarian aid

to ease the suffering on the ground, assures israels security, and ends this war. and this statement is from british prime minister keir starmer, who said: "one year on from these horrific attacks we must unequivocally stand with thejewish community and unite as a country." he added that "we must never look the other way in the face of hate". he also called for a ceasefire in gaza and lebanon, and for a free flow of aid into gaza. european commission president ursula von der leyen said that "the european union stands with all the innocent people whose lives have been shattered to the core since that fateful day". she reiterated her call for a ceasefire in gaza and the unconditional release of the israelis still being held captive by hamas in gaza. at london's united synagogue a ceremony has been held to commemorate the victims of the attack one year ago today. foreign secretary david lammy attended. our correspondent is there now. catherine byaruhanga is in south tottenham. the mood is sombre in north

london. when the foreign secretary was here this morning he came to say that he came to share in the great pain so many people in israel and thejewish diaspora are feeling at the moment. we also heard from some community leaders here who are talking about coming together as a community, they are reeling from the shock of the attacks of october the 7th. over this weekend we have seen a fence commemorating what has been happening over the past year. there was a massive rally in hyde park in the centre of london when more than 20,000 people attended that event. we had people who had been affected by the attacks, a lady who had been taken hostage by hamas, and we also had a soldier who had served as a reservist in the war in gaza. one of the standout speeches was by mandy, the mother of 28—year—old emily damari, who was taken hostage by hamas.

mandy pressed on the british government to do more to release her daughter. that was the message for the foreign secretary, how do you ensure the war ends and those israeli hostages are brought back safely? another concern for the community here across london is anti—semitic attacks that have been carried out against the jewish community. one major charity said the number of anti—semitic attacks has trebled in the past 12 months. they are calling on the government to do more about that. we have also seen a rise in islamophobic attacks. today the mayor of london sadiq khan was speaking, saying whichever side you stand with in this conflict it is important to remember that this is an intolerable human tragedy that's and that he is trying to pull communities together here in london. the message to botica leaders in the community and in the country is that

there needs to be a ceasefire in gaza and in lebanon. this afternoon we will hear from prime minister keir starmer in the house of commons as he delivers a speech on this sombre occasion.- delivers a speech on this sombre occasion. thank you so much. sombre occasion. thank you so much- we _ sombre occasion. thank you so much- we can _ sombre occasion. thank you so much. we can see _ sombre occasion. thank you so much. we can see live - sombre occasion. thank you so much. we can see live picturesj much. we can see live pictures coming to us from tyre in southern lebanon. the news from the south of the country is that the health ministry of lebanon has said several firefighters have been killed in an israeli strike. they have retrieved the bodies of eight people so far from a building, a municipal building there, severely damaged. they do not yet know the identities of those people. as this is going on, hezbollah has also been firing rockets into israel to stop these images coming to us from the city of tyre in southern lebanon. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

florida is preparing its largest evacuation in seven years as the us braces for the arrival of hurricane milton. the storm is forecast to make landfall on wednesday, hitting the tampa bay area before making its way across to orlando. it's been just under two weeks since another devastating storm, hurricane helene, hit florida, and forecasters say it's likely that some of the same areas will be hit again. across six states at least 215 dead as a result of hurricane helene — with hundreds still missing. over 750,000 homes are still without power. an experts say that helene was the deadliest mainland us hurricane since katrina in 2005. the full scale of the damage is still unknown with many towns completely cut off from the outside world, with roads and communication lines still down. experts say a full recovery could take years, and that's before hurricane milton

has made landfall. our weather presenter chris fawkes has more. another damaging hurricane is on the way to the united states. following on from the devastation that hurricane helene brought, we now have hurricane milton undergoing rapid intensification over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. now this will be bringing some strong winds and torrential rain to the yucatan peninsula of mexico. it then heads out over the open waters and gains significant power. at its peak we are expecting this to be a category 4 hurricane, not far off a category 5 hurricane, which is a top—rated storm. gusts of wind around 175 miles per hour. it then will work its way north—eastwards, and is expected to make landfall in central regions of florida during wednesday. the peak gusts of wind probably around 155 mph. it's likely to be a category 3 hurricane but it's not far off being a category 4 hurricane, so damaging, destructive gusts of wind are on the way. as well as that there is going to be some torrential falls of rain pretty widely across florida. there will be some areas that see nearly 400 millimetres of rain. and coastal areas are going to be inundated by a very large storm surge. 3.5 metre wall of water in places. that is 12 foot high, that will cause coastal inundation.

so hurricane milton is on the way bringing a combination of damaging, destructive gusts of wind and severe flooding both from the torrential rain and from the coastal storm surge. let's speak to alan archer, a meteorologist based in tampa, florida. good to have you with us. there must be so much concern and worry about what will happen with milton. what are people preparing for?— with milton. what are people preparing for? once again we are talking — preparing for? once again we are talking about _ preparing for? once again we are talking about a _ preparing for? once again we are talking about a storm - are talking about a storm surge, and as much as 9—12 feet, 3.5 metre, 4.5 metre storm surge along florida wednesday night into thursday. it is significant because helene produced a storm surge about one metre less than we expect to see with milton. a lot of people on the florida west coast suffered

unbelievable damage. and now on top of that there is this storm. once again, a lot of people are very worried right now, 100 mph, 160 kilometre per hour hurricane, in the gulf of mexico. it will be a sustained wind hurricane with higher gusts still. all of this expected to arrive on the west coast of florida wednesday night and early thursday. the only eption — night and early thursday. the only option for _ night and early thursday. the only option for people living only option for people living on the coast is to evacuate, surely. on the coast is to evacuate, surel . . �* , on the coast is to evacuate, surel. ., �*, ., surely. that's about right. one ofthe surely. that's about right. one of the big _ surely. that's about right. one of the big issues _ surely. that's about right. one of the big issues is _ surely. that's about right. one of the big issues is going - surely. that's about right. one of the big issues is going to . of the big issues is going to be coastal flooding and also their major power outage. a lot of the cruise that would repair the electric grid after a hurricane are up in north carolina because they are repairing the damage left by helene. and now with this system, it's expected to affect more metropolitan areas like tampa bay, orlando, disney area

and central florida. this could mean some areas without power could go up to two full weeks without power beginning on thursday and lasting at least through next week.- thursday and lasting at least through next week. when will we know what the _ through next week. when will we know what the prediction - through next week. when will we know what the prediction is - through next week. when will we know what the prediction is for i know what the prediction is for the exact point of landfall? it's interesting. the european forecast model, which usually is the best forecast model for predicting the point of landfall, the location or pathway of the hurricane, is suggesting just south of tampa bay on early thursday morning. but we have a early forecast models showing all the way along the west coast of florida, running for 100 along the west coast of florida, running for100 miles, and that could make a big difference. the storm that is 100 miles north or south of tampa bay could have a huge difference in terms of the impact. i think we should have a betterfeel around impact. i think we should have a better feel around 24 hours from now. a better feel around 24 hours from nova— from now. what's the feeling amon: from now. what's the feeling among ordinary _ from now. what's the feeling among ordinary people - from now. what's the feeling among ordinary people in - among ordinary people in florida, the fact you are seeing more storms, and they are much more intense? it’s

are much more intense? it's funn , are much more intense? it's funny. i— are much more intense? it's funny. i have _ are much more intense? it's funny, i have lived - are much more intense? it�*s funny, i have lived here 40 years and up to about ten years ago we barely had any corrections that impacted our area and now it seems like almost every year. in fact this is the ninth hurricane of the season, the fifth to form in the last two weeks in the atlantic basin, which is the most on record in the last two week period, that we have ever had. the sea temperatures are warm, they will stay warm until the end of the hurricane season on november 30th. there are times some years where we have hurricanes going into december and i wouldn't be surprised to see this hurricane season extended into december given how much warm water we have in the gulf of mexico, atlantic and caribbean.— the gulf of mexico, atlantic and caribbean. stay safe and thank you — and caribbean. stay safe and thank you for _ and caribbean. stay safe and thank you forjoining - and caribbean. stay safe and thank you forjoining us. - and caribbean. stay safe and thank you forjoining us. we | thank you forjoining us. we will keep across what is happening with milton here on bbc news. let's return to the middle

east, and these are live pictures from tyre in southern lebanon. smoke in the sky and the latest from the south is there has been an israeli strike there. the lebanese health ministry is reporting firefighters have been killed. they have pulled eight bodies from the wreckage of a building. the identity of those bodies we don't yet know but it's a dangerous situation there at the moment. we also know that hezbollah has been firing rockets across at israel as well. just looking at the latest in terms of evacuation orders that have been issued for people living at the moment in the north of gaza today as well as well as for people in parts of lebanon in the south. we are keeping across what is actually happening on the ground at the moment. we can take you back to a few hours ago, this morning in israel. the world is marking a year

since since the october 7th attacks on israel the flags at the knesset, israel's parliament injerusalem, were lowered to half—mast at 6:29 am, signalling the beginning of the commemorations in israel. further south, in re'im, people have returned to the site of the supernova festival where 350 people were killed. dance music . it may sound strange when people are standing so quietly and solemnly. but it was the last song played before the attackers struck. the last song before the attackers struck was replayed to the crowds gathered this morning. the french foreign minister jean—noel barrot attended the ceremony, and spoke to families of french victims. he is expected to visit ramallah in the occupied west bank later in the day. in the nearby kibbutz beeri, families of hostages gathered calling for the focus to remain on those still being held captive by hamas in gaza. in tel aviv, israeli women create a human chain in honour

of the remaining 101 hostages. events to mark the day are also being held across the world. at sydney's bondi beach, protesters listened in silence to a reading of the hostages�* names. here in the uk, foreign secretary david lammy visited a synagogue in south tottenham, paying tribute to the jewish community across the country. and there have also been protests demanding an end to israels attacks on gaza. these are pictures of one such gathering in the indian capital delhi. today on the bbc we have heard from survivors of the attacks, parents whose children were killed, and loved ones whose relatives are being held hostage. here are some of their reflections. on october the 7th, three of my family members were murdered, including my father, and my aunt and uncle. and seven members were taken hostage. i was under attack for seven hours. from ten o'clock in the morning, the terrorists saw me and they shot me on my leg. we lost our son here,

who was at the party. j he was murdered at nine o'clock and 20 minutes. i stay with us here on bbc news. we will have continuing coverage from across the region. coming up we will be live in beirut with anna foster, lyse doucetjoining us from israel as well. nick beake is on the border too. there is an live page up and running with all the elements from today, notjust reflecting on the anniversary we are marking here and around the world one year on from the october the 7th attacks, israel and hamas as well, and hezbollah all launching attacks again today. while we also reflect on what happened one year ago we are right up to date with events across the middle east and what is happening on the ground. stay with us on bbc news.

hello. a mixed day today in what will be a fairly mixed week of weather. showers will be the common element throughout. in the first half of the week, when the sunshine's out between the showers, it'll feel quite mild, but the second half of the week the winds pick up and it's going to be a cold wind at that, all due to the presence of an ex—hurricane. now at the moment it's just this area of low pressure responsible for the showers we'll see. weather front is being tangled across the north of scotland so far today. further cloud outbreaks of rain here. but elsewhere that mixture of sunshine and showers. showers continue to develop more widely through england and wales during the afternoon, some of which will be heavy and thundery. but there'll be places that stay dry. certainly a brighter afternoon for northern ireland, northern england and north wales. in the sunshine, warm for this stage in october, really. temperatures mid—to—high teens. finish the day, though, with some heavy rain in the southwest that will spread northwards across england and wales for a time, into northern ireland. some clear skies either side of it, so there could be one or two mist orfog patches, but the general flow�*s from the south so it won't be a cold night. temperatures 8—12 degrees. as we go into tomorrow, though, it could be a damp start,

though, over northern england, northern ireland. that rain spreads its way into central southern scotland, and it could become fairly slow moving. large rainfall totals through parts of central eastern scotland. to the north of it a cold breeze developing, but a drier day compared with today. to the south of it, for much of england and wales, sunshine and showers again. if anything, those showers more widespread than today. but in the sunshine between it will feel warm. now at the end of the week will be governed by this area of cloud. this is hurricane kirk. it's decaying now as it pushes over colder waters, but the area of low pressure that is left will then run it looks like increasingly to the south of us, across parts of continental europe, but it will still have an impact on our weather as it pulls away in drawing down colder, strong winds. now this is linked to hurricane kirk, ex—hurricane kirk, which is to the south of us on wednesday. it's still far away, but could be enough to give some persistent rain to the channel islands and the far southeast of england. one to watch. but away from it, a fair bit of cloud, occasional showers and turning colder from the north. now the centre of that storm system pushes continuing

towards denmark as we go through into thursday. and that opens the door to colder air for more of us on thursday, and some particularly strong winds down eastern coasts — rough seas and dangerous around some of the coasts, i suspect. but a story of sunshine and showers for many on thursday. but by the afternoon, a much chillierfeel and a frosty night will follow.

today at one, israel remembers

the victims of the hamas attacks a year ago today that killed more than 1,200 people. many of them were young music fans massacred at the supernova festival in southern israel where there've been memorial events today. october 7th was a day that reshaped the middle east, bringing war to gaza, where nearly 42,000 people have been killed. lebanon too has been engulfed in conflict, with more devastating israeli aristrikes overnight on hezbollah targets in beirut. we'll be live with our correspondents in jerusalem and beirut. also on the programme this lunchtime... inquests open into the deaths of more than 60 women who were operated on by the disgraced breast surgeon ian paterson who's now in jail. the food outlets misleading the public over their hygiene standards — we have a special report. i said, "are you crazy?

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