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Israelis demand hostage deal six months on from Hamas attacks - BBC News Israelis demand hostage deal six months on from Hamas attacks - BBC News
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The deadliest day for the Jews since the Holocaust unfolded on the morning of 7 October. Now let's bring you some information on what's been happening today.
Waves of Hamas gunmen stormed across Gaza's border into Israel, killing about 1,200 people. Hamas also launched more than 5,000 rockets across southern Israel. Israel says it has launched air strikes on the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, targeting what it says are Hezbollah infrastructure sites.
Those killed included children, the elderly and 364 young people at a music festival. Hamas took 253 others to Gaza as hostages. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says fighter jets struck a military complex and other Hezbollah infrastructure sites. No casualties have been reported.
Of those taken, about 130 remain unaccounted for, at least 34 of whom are presumed dead. The IDF says the strikes were in retaliation to Hezbollah's downing of an Israeli drone that was flying over Lebanon on Saturday.
The surprise attacks on Israel took place on the Jewish Sabbath which coincided with the religious festival of Simchat Torah. Cross-border exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified since the start of Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza in October.
The Israel Defense Forces took hours to contain the attackers and did not give the all-clear until days afterwards. It is considered a catastrophic failing of the security and intelligence services, which Israel has pledged to thoroughly investigate. Israeli shelling has reportedly killed more than 270 Hezbollah fighters and around 70 civilians in Lebanon, while tens of thousands of people have been displaced on both sides of the border.
In the next few posts we’ll look at some of the communities that were devastated on this day six months ago.
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