Israelis held vigils and somber ceremonies Monday while Gaza still buckles under the weight of a deadly and destructive retaliation.

At the University of Illinois Chicago, students also walked out of class. "My family is not in Gaza, but they've been really affected by what's going on," said Jenin Alharitihi, a

Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and has since spiraled into wars on two fronts with no end in sight.