Berliner Boersenzeitung - World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

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World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel
World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel / Photo: JOHN WESSELS - AFP

World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Israel's president on Monday kicked off global commemorations on the first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

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Protests were also held against the wars the unprecedented attack sparked in Gaza and Lebanon.

In Israel, President Isaac Herzog began the day with a moment of silence at 6:29 am -- the time the attack began -- at Kibbutz Reim, the site of the Nova music festival where at least 370 people were killed by heavily armed Hamas fighters on October 7.

Families of those killed attended the memorial, many of them crying, as Herzog met the crowd, an AFP correspondent reported.

There will also be a rally at Kibbutz Beeri, where more 120 people were killed in the assault, calling for the return of the hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

And in Tel Aviv, relatives of hostages and their supporters will hold a rally calling for a ceasefire.

French President Emmanuel Macron sent "fraternal thoughts" to the victims and their families.

"The pain remains, as vivid as it was a year ago. The pain of the Israeli people. Ours. The pain of wounded humanity," he wrote on X in posts in Hebrew, English and French.

In Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was expected at an event Monday evening in Melbourne, while a candlelight vigil was planned in Sydney to show support for Palestinians after a year of war.

Students in the Indian capital New Delhi, meanwhile, have called a rally to demand a "free Palestine".

In the United States, the White House will hold a vigil for the Israeli hostages, while Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is due to mark the anniversary at a "Remembrance Event" in Miami organised by Jewish community leaders.

- First vigils -

The first vigils, memorials and marches to mark the anniversary were held a day earlier, on Sunday, in cities ranging from Tel Aviv to London, Paris and Berlin.

Tens of thousands of protesters also marched in cities around the world over the weekend to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.

In Tel Aviv on Sunday evening, friends and relatives of the 370 people killed in the massacre at the Nova dance festival held a candlelight vigil at a concert hall.

Against a backdrop of neon lights and music, they lit candles for their loved ones and embraced.

In London, thousands gathered in Hyde Park, waving Israeli flags and "bring them home" placards with faces of the hostages.

Photos of those killed on October 7 were shown on a big screen as attendees lit candles in their honour.

Mandy Damari, whose daughter Emily was one of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas, told attendees "one year has passed and she is still in hell".

"I need to hug her again and I need to see her smile," she said, on the verge of tears.

The day before, on Saturday, a "National March for Palestine" in London saw chants of "stop bombing civilians" and "hands off Lebanon".

- UN criticised -

In Berlin, a pro-Israel demonstration near the city's Brandenburg Gate on Sunday drew around 500 people, police said. Many waved the Israeli flag and some carried pictures of hostages held by Hamas.

Over a thousand people, meanwhile, marched in solidarity with Palestinians in the city, according to police, with demonstrators chanting "Gaza you are not alone".

More demonstrations are expected Monday, including in Frankfurt.

In Paris, thousands of people gathered on Sunday to remember the victims of the attack.

"We're here in support of Israel, the Israeli people, in memory of those who were killed and for those who were kidnapped" that day, Robert Zbili, the president of the National Jewish Fund, told AFP.

In Geneva, 300 people gathered on Sunday evening in front of the UN offices there for a tribute.

The October 7 attack resulted in the death of 1,205 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures, which includes hostages killed in captivity.

Israel's retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 41,870 people in the Gaza Strip, most of them civilians, according to figures provided by the territory's health ministry and described as reliable by the United Nations.

- 'Never look the other way' -

In a statement late Sunday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: "One year on from these horrific attacks we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community and unite as a country.

"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.

In Morocco Sunday, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the capital, Rabat, waving Palestinian flags and calling to break off diplomatic ties with Israel, which the kingdom normalised in 2020.

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(Y.Yildiz--BBZ)