‘We are all grieving’: Israel falls silent to mark a month since Hamas attack

People light candles during a ceremony outside the Knesset to commemorate the victims of the Hamas attacks. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian

Israel fell silent on Tuesday to observe a minute’s silence to mark one month since the Hamas terrorist attacks that killed 1,400, mostly civilians at home and at a festival, and injured many more.

At 11am, people stood silently on the street and at schools, businesses and in cafes in Jerusalem and elsewhere, heads bowed. Some wept, others prayed or held hands.