LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- As Israel’s war with Hamas reaches its one-year mark, people in Louisville remembered the lives lost.
Hamas’ attack in which some 1,200 people were killed and 250 kidnapped shattered Israelis’ sense of security and stability in their homeland.
On Sunday, Louisville's Jewish community gathered at the Trager Family Jewish Community Center to remember the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. During the gathering, Louisville leaders made remarks along with local Rabbis to pray for peace.
"The thing the Jewish community needs right now is we need solidarity with the wider Louisville community," said Trent Spoolstra, JCRA Director. "We need people to stand with us and say that we stand with our Jewish friends and brothers and sisters and that we want to see peace."
Nearly 100 hostages remain in Gaza, with less than 70 believed to be alive. Israelis have experienced attacks — missiles from Iran and Hezbollah, explosive drones from Yemen, fatal shootings and stabbings — as the region braces for further escalation.
Israel is accused of committing war crimes and genocide in Gaza and becomes increasingly isolated internationally. The Health Ministry there put the Palestinian death toll at more than 41,000.Â
More than 60,000 from Israel’s northern border with Lebanon are displaced.
A year after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israel has opened a new front in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has traded fire with Israel along the border since the war in Gaza began. Israel also has vowed to strike Iran after a ballistic missile attack on Israel last week.
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