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Israel-Hamas War One Year Later
FOX 26 Reporter Jade Flury has more on memorial taking place around the country to mark one year since the deadly attack on October 7, 2023.
HOUSTON - Monday marks the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Memorials are being held all across the nation, and in Houston, in remembrance of those who died during the ongoing war in the Middle East.
October 7 is now set aside as a day to remember the fallen and those held hostage following Hamas’ aggression against Israel.
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"Judaism and Israel we remember, and we mourn lives that people have lost," said Elad Shoshan, the deputy chief of mission.
In Texas, flags are flying at half-staff to honor victims of the Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. Governor Greg Abbott declared Monday a statewide day of observation for Israel and called for a moment of silence.
"On October 7, more Jews were killed on any day since the holocaust," said Mark Toubin, the Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League.
Last year, the terrorist group Hamas launched an attack by targeting a music festival in southern Israel. 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attack. A few hours later, Israel declared war.
"We seen babies being murdered, elderly being hijacked, families torn apart," said Shoshan.
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Since the October 7 attacks, the war has spread to include Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, the West Bank, Gaza, and Iran. An estimated 40,000 Palestinians have been killed. There’s still an estimated 100 people still being held in Gaza.
"We are facing an all-out war in the Middle East. Even as I just mentioned before this interview started, we had alerts of missiles coming into different populated areas in Israel," said Shoshan.
Pro-Palestinian protests have spread across the nation and in Houston with protesters calling for a ceasefire. Toubin said since the attack, the United States has experienced a year with the highest number of antisemitic incidents.
"We had over 10,000 incidents of harassment, vandalism, of assaults, that occurred post October 7," said Toubin.
Both the deputy chief of mission and the Anti-Defamation League said the only way the war will end is if Hamas releases the hostages.