Israel escalated its fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon; Israeli hostages will be remembered on the eve of the October 7 anniversary; another flight of Australians evacuated from Lebanon. Follow updates here.
A candlelight vigil will be held at a secret location in Sydney’s east on the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel. Jewish community representatives will lead an hour-long sunset candle-lighting ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony, featuring tributes to those killed and taken hostage by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023, will be the first major Australian event marking the anniversary.
The events of October 7 reignited a decades-long conflict in the Middle East, first in the Gaza Strip before intensifying in Lebanon recently. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators will rally at Melbourne’s State Library Victoria and Sydney’s Town Hall on Sunday, as they do every week, with a heavy police presence expected at both events. Organisers of the NSW protest brokered a deal not to march near Sydney’s Great Synagogue.
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