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Israel marks a year since deadly Hamas-led October 7 attack

People protest on the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel and call for the release of captives outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in West Jerusalem [Mahmoud Illean/AP]

Israel is observing the first anniversary of a deadly attack inside its territory by the Palestinian group Hamas, a massacre that was followed by Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

President Isaac Herzog kicked off the commemorations on Monday, with memorials held to honour 1,139 Israelis and nearly 100 people still in captivity in Gaza.

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