How the world is marking Oct. 7 attack on Israel, start of Gaza war
Oct 7 (Reuters) -People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.
The militants killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages to Gaza, according to Israeli figures. Nearly 42,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities, and most of the 2.3 million population displaced.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held in major cities from Jakarta to Istanbul to Buenos Aires on Sunday, following protests on Saturday in European capitals as well as Washington and New York. Commemorations by Jewish communities were due to take place in cities globally.
ISRAEL
Ceremonies and protests in Israel began at about 6:29 a.m., the time when Hamas-led militants launched rockets into Israel at the start of the Oct. 7 attack last year.
In Jerusalem, families of hostages took to the streets near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence.
At the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of partygoers and staff were killed and scores others taken hostage, President Isaac Herzog joined grieving families and friends.
Mourners listened to the last track that was played before it was stopped abruptly, just as it did a year ago at sunrise.
In Tel Aviv, people stood still while others blew the Shofar - a ram's horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies - to mark the anniversary.
GAZA
No formal events were planned in Gaza on Monday.
Hamas' armed wing attacked Tel Aviv with a missile salvo, the group said in statement, with the Israeli military saying sirens were sounded in central Israel.
In a speech to mark the anniversary, Khaled Meshaal, who leads the group's political office in exile in Qatar, urged Arab and Muslim countries to launch "new fronts of resistance" against Israel.
AUSTRALIA
At Sydney's Bondi Beach, participants holding Israeli and Australian flags listened in silence to a reading of the names of the hostages still held by Hamas. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sydney on Sunday.
THAILAND
In a church in northeastern Thailand, the Sriaoun family gathered on Sunday to pray for the safe return of their oldest son, Watchara Sriaoun, 32, one of six Thais believed to be held captive by Hamas since the war began last October.
BRITAIN
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement: "One year on from these horrific attacks we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community and unite as a country.
"We will not falter in our pursuit of peace and on this day of pain and sorrow, we honour those we lost, and continue in our determination to return those still held hostage, help those who are suffering, and secure a better future for the Middle East."
Supporters of the Palestinian and Israeli causes marched through London on Saturday. Several thousand people took part in a vigil in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to remember the victims of the attacks.
FRANCE
President Emmanuel Macron said on X: "The pain remains, as vivid as it was a year ago. The pain of the Israeli people. Ours. The pain of wounded humanity. We do not forget the victims, the hostages, or the families with broken hearts from absence or waiting."
GREECE
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on X: "One year after the horrific terrorist attacks of October 7th, we do not forget. The people of Israel have the right to live with security. We also repeat our call for the immediate release of all hostages. Looking ahead, the region must have a chance for peace and security for all, starting with a ceasefire."
Reporting by Reuters bureaux; Compiled by Alison Williams, Editing by William Maclean
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