Summary

  • Israel has carried out more air strikes in Gaza and the Lebanese capital of Beirut

  • In Gaza, the IDF says it hit targets throughout the strip, including a hospital it says was used by Hamas fighters

  • In Beirut, there were huge explosions in the southern suburbs - Israel says it says it hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities

  • Ten people were injured in Israel by rockets fired from Lebanon on Sunday, while the IDF says at least four "projectiles" were fired from Gaza on Monday

  • People across Israel and the world are remembering last year's 7 October attacks, in which Hamas killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostage

  • Since then, nearly 42,000 people have been killed during Israel's campaign in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

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Powerful explosion rocks Beirut overnight

  1. As Beirut erupts, Lebanese MP says Israel lacks 'proportionality'published at 06:14 British Summer Time

    A person looks on as smoke and flames rise in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 7, 2024Image source, Reuters

    Lebanese MP Melhem Khalaf, part of a reformist bloc in parliament, has spoken to our colleagues on the World Service's Newsday programme about Israel's campaign in his country.

    "Lebanon is under a heavy attack," he says. "There was no proportionality in the response of Israel to what is considered as attacks from Hezbollah.

    "Bombing civilians, destroying entire villages, bring down to earth hundreds of houses and buildings, killing innocents in its attempt to assassinate whomever Israel considers a terrorist."

    Overnight, Israel said it struck Hezbollah weapons and storage facilities in Beirut, setting off secondary explosions.

    Smoke and flames rise in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 6, 2024.Image source, Reuters
  2. 'I've been in Lebanon 40 years. What are people doing to other people?'published at 05:54 British Summer Time

    Sam Harrison
    BBC News

    A woman hugging a man and a womanImage source, Najah Al-Husseini
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    Najah Al-Husseini has been reunited with her niece and great nephew in the UK

    The final evacuation flight carrying UK nationals from Beirut arrived in Birmingham last night.

    The UK's Foreign Office, external says no more flights will run as demand has dropped, but the situation will be kept under review.

    I spoke to Najah Al-Husseini, 66, after she arrived in Brimingham. She's fled her home in southern Beirut to be with her niece and great nephew in the UK.

    "I've been in Lebanon for 40 years," she says. "This is a disaster."

    She adds: "There are a lot of children dying... I was scared. Not for myself but for the people. What are people doing to other people?

    "This morning, before I came to the airport, I saw old people having to sleep on the road. All the buildings are ruined. There are no more houses."

  3. Israel says it stopped 'immediate threat' from Hamas in Gazapublished at 05:46 British Summer Time

    The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has given a further update to its earlier alert that it was attacking Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip.

    The IDF says the attacks were in response to an "immediate threat" and the intention of Hamas to fire at Israel.

    The army attacked launchers and underground routes used by Hamas throughout Gaza, while the air force attacked targets in the centre of the Gaza Strip that "posed a threat" to IDF forces operating in the area.

  4. Four projectiles fired at Israel from Gaza, three intercepted, IDF sayspublished at 05:22 British Summer Time

    Four projectiles were fired towards Israel from the southern Gaza Strip a short time ago, the Israeli military says.

    Three of the projectiles were intercepted by the Israeli air force while one landed in an open area, the military adds.

    It comes as Israel begins commemorations for the 7 October attacks when Hamas gunmen stormed across Gaza's border into Israel - about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

    Israel began a campaign of air strikes on targets in Gaza in response, and later sent troops into the territory.

  5. Israeli army attacking Hamas targets across Gaza - spokesmanpublished at 05:09 British Summer Time

    An Israeli military spokesman says the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is now attacking targets belonging to Hamas throughout the Gaza Strip.

    We'll bring you more details on this as we have it.

  6. Watch: One year on from 7 October attackspublished at 04:44 British Summer Time

    A woman hugs another woman cryingImage source, Arielle Skladman
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    At the site of the Nova festival near Re'im, the bereaved are gathering to mourn their loved ones

    Relatives and friends of the hundreds of people killed at the site of the Nova Music Festival in Re'im, Israel, on 7 October have gathered to commemorate the attacks one year on.

    The last track that was played on 7 October last year before the Hamas attack took place was played again to the crowds gathered this morning.

    Meanwhile in Jerusalem, families of hostages have gathered calling for the focus to remain on those still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.

    You can watch our stream of the events by clicking watch live at the top of this page.

  7. Israeli soldier killed on Lebanese borderpublished at 04:34 British Summer Time

    The Israeli military says one soldier has been killed in combat on Lebanon's border with Israel, while two soldiers were severely injured.

    The Israeli army began its ground invasion against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon last Monday, with frequent cross-border fighting since then.

  8. IDF strikes Gaza hospital where it says Hamas members 'operated'published at 04:29 British Summer Time

    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has carried out a strike on Hamas members who were operating inside the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

    The IDF says these command and control centres were used by Hamas to plan attacks against IDF troops in Israel.

    It says it took steps to protect civilians before the strikes, including the use of "precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence information".

    The IDF says it's a "further example" of Hamas's "systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure in violation of international law".

  9. Ten wounded in Hezbollah strikes in northern Israelpublished at 04:15 British Summer Time

    An Israeli rescue force member inspects the site where a projectile fell,amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Haifa, northern Israel October 7, 202Image source, Reuters
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    An Israeli rescue force member inspecting the site where a projectile fell in Haifa, northern Israel

    Ten people have been injured by missiles fired from Lebanon at the northern Israeli cities of Haifa and Tiberias overnight, according to MDA (Israel's ambulance service).

    Several of the injured suffered wounds from shrapnel, glass and window debris, the MDA adds.

    The missiles hit a restaurant, a house and a main road, the Israeli military says, adding that it's investigating how Hezbollah-fired missiles were able to break through Israel's air defence systems.

    Hezbollah says it was targeting military facilities.

  10. Recap: What happened on Sundaypublished at 04:13 British Summer Time

    • The Israeli military says it has struck several Hezbollah intelligence targets and weapons storage facilities in Beirut. Powerful explosions were seen in Lebanon's capital, hours after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in the region
    • Sirens sounded across parts of Israel on Sunday night. Israeli officials are investigating how some rockets penetrated air defences and exploded in the city of Haifa, resulting in several injuries
    • The last scheduled plane carrying UK nationals out of Lebanon has landed in Birmingham Airport - the Foreign Office says no more flight will run as demand has dropped
    • Iranian authorities have announced the resumption of air traffic, after some flights were cancelled, amid Israel's warnings that it will retaliate for Tehran's missile attack
    • Meanwhile, a policewoman was killed and 10 others injured in a shooting in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, local authorities said
    • The Israeli air force says it has killed a Hezbollah commander - Khader Ali Tawil - who was among those responsible for an anti-tank missile that hit the town of Kfar Yuval on Israel's northern border in January

  11. Candlelight vigils to remember those killed on 7 Octoberpublished at 04:10 British Summer Time

    Portraits of Israeli hostages hang at a fence in front of the Synagogue at the Fraenkelufer in Berlin, GermanyImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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    Portraits of Israeli hostages seen on a fence in front of the Synagogue at the Fraenkelufer in Berlin, Germany

    Candlelight vigils and memorials were held in London, Paris, Berlin and Geneva on Sunday evening to remember the 1,200 killed a year ago when Hamas gunmen stormed into Israel.

    In Tel Aviv, friends and relatives of those killed at the Nova dance festival held their own vigil.

    Later on Monday, there will be an official ceremony in Jerusalem. President Isaac Herzog will lead a memorial at daybreak in Sderot, the closest Israeli city to Gaza, to mark the moment it came under attack 12 months ago.

    Since the 7 October attacks, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, most of them civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

  12. Israeli strikes in Beirut trigger huge explosions ahead of 7 October anniversarypublished at 04:05 British Summer Time

    Nathan Williams
    Live page editor

    Powerful explosions were seen in Beirut as Israel carried out more strikes on southern districts of the city overnight.

    Israel's military says it hit weapons storage facilities belonging to Hezbollah setting off secondary explosions.

    Meanwhile, Israeli officials are investigating how five rockets fired from southern Lebanon on Sunday night managed to penetrate Israel's air defences and explode in the port city of Haifa, injuring several people.

    And Iranian authorities have announced the resumption of air traffic after flights at some airports were cancelled, state media reported, amid Israel's warnings that it will retaliate for last week's missile attack by Tehran.

    All this comes as the world begins to mark the anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas, when gunmen stormed into Israel killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Since then, nearly 42,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health authority.

    Stay with us as we bring you all the latest from the ongoing conflict, and the commemorations marking the attacks.