A year of war in West Asia: Israel marks 1st anniversary of Hamas attack

Israel marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack on Monday. At the site of the musical festival where more than 360 people were killed and dozens taken hostage, Israeli President Isaac Herzog presided over the ceremony. It began with the last track that was played at the party a year ago.

Israel had memorial ceremonies at Kibbutz villages and towns near the border throughout the day and in Jerusalem. The Israeli Prime Minister visited a memorial monument in Jerusalem commemorating the victims and fallen soldiers from Hamas's October 7 attack. Families of hostages still held in Gaza, about 100 or so, a third of whom are said to be dead, gathered outside Benjamin Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence demanding the release of their loved ones.