Tuesday Briefing: Israelis and Palestinians Mourn a Year of Loss

Anger and pain dominated the vigils and protests held around the world yesterday to commemorate the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks. Israelis held a solemn memorial in the Re’im forest, the site of a music festival where hundreds were killed. Families of the hostages gathered at a large public plaza in Tel Aviv known as Hostage Square.

In Gaza, Palestinians looked back on a year of unparalleled loss: homes destroyed, livelihoods upended and loved ones killed. Here’s more on the day’s events.

I spoke to Raja Abdulrahim, a Times correspondent based in Jerusalem, about her reporting over the past year and the moments that stood out to her.

“After a year of war, when I speak to Gazans, all I hear is despondency — about how long the war has lasted and how there is no end in sight, with no progress with the cease-fire talks,” she said. “They also speak about how the attention of the international community has shifted away from this terrible war, which has wrought unimaginable death and destruction on the tiny Palestinian territory.”

Analysis: A year on, hatred is the only winner in the war, my colleague Roger Cohen writes. It towers over the ashes of a two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace and threatens to spread across the Middle East.

The latest: Israel’s military said that it conducted extensive strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon yesterday and that it had sent in more troops. It also struck Gaza after Hamas targeted Tel Aviv with a rare rocket attack.