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Israelis mark October 7 attack with candles

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A man lights a candle as relatives and supporters of Israelis killed in the October 7 Hamas attack attend a ceremony at the Nova memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on the first anniversary of the attacks, October 7, 2024. [AFP]

Families lit candles and observed a moment of silence at a memorial service in southern Israel to mark the first anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attacks on Monday, as the sounds of helicopters and artillery fire echoed from nearby Gaza.

At the Nova rave site, President Isaac Herzog began the day with a moment of silence at 06:29 am -- the minute the attack began with thousands of rockets fired from Gaza to provide air cover to militants storming across the border a year ago.

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