Today marks one year since the unprecedented bloody attack by the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" ; on the territory of Israel, which started the war in the Gaza Strip, is a central topic in the Western media.
On October 7, we mark the anniversary of a terrible day followed by a tragic year, writes the French in. "Mond" in his editorial.
"The extermination carried out by "Hamas" on October 7, 2023, pushed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into a new, radicalized phase. Israel's response quickly went beyond the limits of self-defense and took the form of unrestrained revenge, "said author Jerome Fenoglio, director of the French publication. "This violence undermines the chances of reaching a lasting compromise," he believes.
"At the same time, it is important to name what was done that day: a deliberate act of extermination, which nothing, no reason, no suffering can justify in the eyes of any conscientious observer who disapproves of the fact that a a human being can be killed for what he is. That Saturday, the Jewish citizens of Israel, along with other citizens, found themselves facing the weapons of one terrorist group allied with another, the Lebanese "Hezbollah", backed by a totalitarian military religious regime, that of the Iranian mullahs, who deny their right to co-exist in this part of the world," the article added.
"A year after the start of the war in Gaza, violence in the Middle East is growing spirally", writes the British newspaper "Independent". One year "after the fateful attack by "Hamas" against southern Israel The Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse, the publication adds.
Israel's retaliatory offensive was initially centered on the Gaza Strip, but in recent weeks the focus has shifted to Lebanon, where airstrikes have given way to a rapidly expanding ground offensive against Hezbollah militants, who have been firing rockets into Israel since the start of the war in Gaza, states "Independent".
Next on Israel's crosshairs is its sworn enemy Iran, which supports "Hamas", "Hezbollah" and other anti-Israeli forces in the region, the British publication draws attention. After Israel came under massive missile fire from Iran last week, he vowed to respond. The escalating conflict risks drawing deeper US involvement, as well as Iran-backed fighters in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, The Independent also notes.
Although "Hamas" has achieved its goal of drawing Israel into conflict, the organization and its allies have paid a heavy price: its army has been decimated, its stronghold in Gaza has been turned into a place of death, destruction and misery, and senior leaders of "Hamas" and "Hezbollah" were killed, the newspaper stated.
But despite Israel's military advantage, the war is also problematic for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who fails to return the dozens of Israeli hostages held by "Hamas", which leads to mass protests in the country; furthermore, the prime minister failed to achieve "total victory" against the militant group, the planned limited offensive in Lebanon is growing and a clash with Iran is possible. Relations with the US and other allies are strained, and the country's economy is deteriorating, notes the "Independent".
Today "people will stop to remember" about the tragic October 7 a year ago, writes the British publication "Financial Times".
Thousands of Israelis are expected to pay their respects at the memorial at the Nova music festival. - the site of the rave party a year ago at which "Hamas" killed 364 people and kidnapped 44 visitors and employees.
Others will head to Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, where families and supporters are campaigning for the hostages' release. Memorial services will be held in various communities that lost neighbors and relatives in the attacks, notably Kibbutz Beri, where more than 100 people were killed and 32 taken hostage, the Financial Times said.< /p>
One year after the start of the war in Gaza, fears of the conflict in Lebanon are intensifying, the American "Washington Post" emphasizes in turn.
Amid fears of an escalation of the conflict, overnight fighting in Israel and Lebanon continued. Overnight, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) announced that it had struck targets linked to Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and an arms depot in Beirut. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, hundreds have died in Lebanon and more than 1.2 million have been displaced, according to the Washington Post.
The French v. "Figaro" quotes the statement of President Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of today's anniversary, who said in "X" that "the pain remains as strong as it was a year ago". "We will not forget the victims, nor the hostages, nor the families whose hearts were broken by absence or expectation,", emphasized the French head of state.