A national ceremony was held in Israel on the anniversary of Hamas' October 7th attack. In pre-recorded messages, the country's president and prime minister vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until all hostages taken from Israel are returned.
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00:00Israel's Prime Minister is vowing to continue the war in Gaza.
00:04He made the comments while marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack.
00:09We have stood together to defend our country, to defend our homeland.
00:14We have exerted tremendous efforts.
00:17We have defined the goals of the war and we are fulfilling them.
00:21The cessation of Hamas rule, the return of all our hostages,
00:25life and space as one.
00:27This is a sacred mission that we will not give up until we achieve it.
00:31The cessation of any future threat from Gaza to Israel
00:34and the return of the residents of the south and the north safely to their homes.
00:39Benjamin Netanyahu was referring to his government's response
00:43to the Hamas raid that killed 1,200 Israelis
00:46and saw more than 200 others taken hostage.
00:49The assault triggered a deadly military response from Israel
00:53that killed more than 42,000 people in Gaza.
00:57At a separate memorial event in Tel Aviv,
00:59relatives of the hostages and victims criticized the government
01:03for failing to prevent Hamas' attack.