Hamas

To mark the one-year anniversary tomorrow of the deadly Hamas attack, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has released footage of the tragic moments of October 7. The attack that day, which marked the region, led to fierce fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas.

One year has passed since October 7, 2023, when Hamas orchestrated its heinous terrorist attack against Israel. The return of the hostages remains the top priority of the Israeli government and society. Obviously, the Middle East no longer looks the same.

“It was still dark when I put the first vinyl on the set,” recalls Israeli DJ Artifex in an interview with DW in Berlin. It was 5.35am. The perfect time for the Israeli DJ named Yarin Ilovitch. Shortly afterwards the first rays of sunlight appeared over the desert. Minute by minute the sky was getting brighter and brighter.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for de-escalation in the Middle East as tensions continue to rise. In his weekly government update, he stated that Greece remains "on high alert at all levels."

A senior U.S. State Department official said Israel has not assured the Biden administration it would refrain from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, according to CNN.

The official said Friday that it is "really hard to tell" whether Tel Aviv would retaliate on the one-year mark of an attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, last Oct. 7 against Israel.

A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut early Sunday as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting Hezbollah, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted.

Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday's anniversary of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, which sparked the war.

The Israeli military claimed it targeted Hezbollah weapons depots after carrying out more than 30 strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, in what Lebanese media described as “the most violent night” of attacks.

When Israel’s war against Hamas began a year ago, concern about the economic impact it could have on the wider global economy focused on the price of oil.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a strong condemnation of Israel's airstrike on Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Friday, accusing Israel of "systematically violating international law" and committing acts of genocide in Gaza.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut�s southern suburbs on Oct. 5, 2024.

Iran's supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country's missile strike on its foe.