Israel commemorates Oct. 7 attacks with services, rallies; Hamas launches rockets

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Solemn events across Israel to mark the anniversary of Oct. 7 were interrupted by Hamas rocket fire early Monday timed to coincide with the moment one year ago when 3,000 Hamas-led gunmen broke out of Gaza and rampaged across southern Israel in an orgy of killing, torture and rape.

The Israeli military said it had prevented a larger rocket barrage Monday with pre-emptive airstrikes on the launch sites in southern Gaza ahead of ceremonies and rallies, many of them unofficial, commemorating the attacks that left 1,200 Israelis dead and saw 251 people taken hostage.

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