Allyson Horn

Oct 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Allyson Horn

More than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed inside Gaza since the war began more than one year ago. Over the past year, ABC News has followed the lives of many civilians trapped in war in Gaza. Now, as the war enters its second year, we find out what’s happened to them. ABC News first met Hiba Abu Sadeq in December, a few months after Israel launched its military assault inside Gaza in response to the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.

Oct 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Allyson Horn

As the war in Gaza enters its second year - ordinary Palestinians in Gaza are becoming even further entrenched in desperation and despair. AM talks to people who have endured the conflict, to find out how their lives have changed.

Oct 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Allyson Horn

One year after the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel's day of mourning has been interrupted by a series of aerial attacks on multiple fronts. Israel meanwhile has intensified its bombing of Lebanon, including an air strike close to the country's international airport, increasing speculation it could close in the coming days.

Oct 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Allyson Horn

The date October 7, 2023, will forever be etched into the minds and hearts of Israelis as the darkest day in the country's history. In one surprise assault, Hamas-led terrorists infiltrated southern Israel from Gaza and went on a rampage, in what became the deadliest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust. The attackers killed men, women and children, destroyed defence systems, and set cars, houses and people ablaze as they rampaged through towns and cities.

Oct 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Allyson Horn

Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in ground fighting in southern Lebanon just a day after Israel officially launched its ground incursion into the Hezbollah territory. The intensification of fighting against the Iranian-backed militants comes as Israel is also weighing its retaliation to a massive Iranian missile attack this week.  World leaders are again urging against further escalation that could push the region into a wider war.