Israel comes under attack one year on from October 7 atrocity carried out by Hamas as Tel Aviv is struck by rocket barrage and IDF soldiers are killed in Lebanon during war with Hezbollah – latest news updates

Mourners and world leaders voiced horror and a desire for peace at tearful memorials remembering the unprecedented October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked a year of devastating war in Gaza.

People from Sydney to Rome and Warsaw to Washington grieved for those killed and urged freedom for those taken hostage one year ago, while rallies also called for peace in the Palestinian territories.

The Hamas onslaught left 1,205 dead on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on the latest official Israeli figures.

Some 251 people were captured and taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip by militants, of whom 97 are still held captive in the coastal territory, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead.

According to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, 41,909 people, the majority civilians, have been killed since the start of the war. The figures have been deemed to be reliable by the United Nations.

Here are some pictures from events across the world to mark the first anniversary of the attacks:

Members of the Australian Jewish community react as they listen to speeches during a memorial service in Sydney

Community members hold hands as they pray at the ‘October 7 Square’ in Johannesburg, South Africa

People stand in front of the memorial plaque after a commemoration ceremony at the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw,

A man lays down a candle in front of a memorial artwork unveiled in Nice, France

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly called an urgent security meeting with his top officials.

According to The Times of Israel, a scheduled meeting between Israeli minister Ron Dermer and French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot was postponed at the last minute following the decision.

The Israeli port city of Haifa was targeted by five rockets fired from Hezbollah late last night which resulted in injuries to eight people, authorities have said.

Israel’s military is investigating how its defence system failed to intercept the missiles which targeted a military base south of the city.

The IDF has claimed Hezbollah fired more than 135 rockets into northern Israel on Sunday.

Five missiles crossed from Lebanon after air raid sirens were sounded around 11:20pm local time (8:20pm UK time).

The IDF said in a statement:

Interceptors were fired. Fallen projectiles were identified in the area. The incident is under review.

Rockets launched from Gaza were fired towards Tel Aviv earlier today.

Hamas’s military arm, al Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for sending a ‘barrage’ of missiles to the city in response to the ‘massacres against civilians and the deliberate displacement of our people’.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said five projectiles were fired from southern Gaza with at least one landing in Holon, around 10 miles from Tel Aviv.

Ambulance teams said two women were treated for shrapnel wounds.

Here are some photographs from the scene of a projectile landing:

Israel is today marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks when Hamas terrorists burst through the border to inflict the deadliest day in Israeli history with the killing of around 1,200 people, most of whom were civilians.

Violence shows no signs of relenting one year on from the atrocity with Israel fighting against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Here’s what happened earlier today to mark the occasion:

• At 6.29am – the exact minute Hamas launched its attack (4.29am BST) – the families of those killed at the Nova music festival, joined by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, gathered at the site where almost 400 revellers were gunned down, with many others taken hostage
• After briefly playing the same trance music that was blared during the festival, hundreds of family members and friends of the victims stood for a moment of silence. One woman’s piercing wail broke the silence as booms echoed from the fighting in Gaza, just a few miles away
• At 6.31am (4.31am BST), four projectiles were launched from Gaza toward the very Israeli communities that came under fierce assault last year, the Israeli military said. The ceremony was not disrupted
• Marking the moment Hamas’ attack began a year ago, the families of hostages still held in Gaza – about 100, a third of whom are said to have died – gathered near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence and stood during a two-minute siren, replicating a custom from the the most solemn dates on the Israeli calendar, Holocaust Remembrance and Memorial Day
• The flags at the Israeli Knesset were lowered to half-staff and an official state ceremony focusing on acts of bravery and hope is set to be aired on Monday evening

On October 7, 2023, thousands of terrorists led by Hamas flooded out of Gaza into Israel to perpetrate the single-worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.

The merciless violence claimed 1,200 lives, mostly civilians, and saw thousands more injured, raped and brutalised. Hundreds were taken back to Gaza as hostages.

A year on, the dust has still not settled.

Read more here and see our interactive graphics:

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage as Israel marks the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas.

As the country remembered the victims from last year’s atrocity, a barrage of rockets were aimed at Tel Aviv from Gaza.

While fierce fighting remains ongoing near the Lebanon border where two IDF soldiers were killed following combat clashes on Sunday.

Stick with our coverage as we bring you the latest developments from the Middle East.