This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jackie Leonard and I'm here with Katia Adler of the Global Story and we will be joined

by the BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner and Yoland now in Jerusalem

to answer listeners questions about everything that's been happening

since the Hamas attack on Israel

on October the 7th last year.

And because it's a fast-moving story, we should tell you

that we're recording this at 13 hours GMT on Thursday the 3rd of October.

Among other things, listeners have asked for clarity about the main groups and their alliances,

about the international reaction and the So let's get started.

Hello, I'm Katia Adler from the Global Story.

And to help us answer the questions,

we're joined by the BBC's security correspondent and Middle East expert Frank Gardner.

Hello Frank. Hi, Ketchup. And our Middle East expert Frank Gardner. Hello Frank.

Hi Ketchup.

And our Middle East correspondent in Jerusalem Yoland Nel.

Hello Yoland.

Hello there.

So before we get to some of our listeners questions, let's get a bit of context on this war from you,

Frank and Yoland. Let's travel back in time to the 7th of October last year.

Yoland, you were working in the Bureau in Jerusalem that day.

I mean, it happened in the morning, didn't it?

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