ALT 7 October 2023 was the darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust. One year on, we stand together to remember the lives so cruelly taken. Over a thousand people were brutally murdered. Men, women, children and babies killed, mutilated, and tortured by the terrorists of Hamas. Jewish people murdered whilst protecting their families. Young people massacred at a music festival. People abducted from their homes. Agonising reports of rape, torture and brutality beyond comprehension which continued to emerge days and weeks later. As a father, a husband, a son, a brother – meeting the families of those who lost their loved ones last week was unimaginable. Their grief and pain are ours, and it is shared in homes across the land. A year on, that collective grief has not diminished or waned. Read the full statement on GOV.UK in the link below this post.