Thousands of Jewish and Israeli-Americans gathered in prayer Monday, Oct. 7, one year after Hamas terrorists invaded Southern Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people and taking hundreds more hostage.  

The bloody invasion ultimately ignited the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, which has left upwards of 30,000 Palestinians civilians dead and leveled much of the coastal region.  

Inside Saban Theater, various city and community leaders lit candles for the fallen soldiers, the victims of sexual assault and the thousands murdered in what was the deadliest terror attack in Jewish history.  

One attendee, Miriam Bluman, a local schoolteacher, said she was asked by a student if she was sad that today was Oct. 7.  

“And I’m like, ‘Yes, but I’ve been sad every day since last Oct. 7,’” she explained.  

In Beverly Hills, elected officials, actors and other influencers marked the occasion at exactly 6:29 a.m., the moment that the perpetrators began firing rockets into the Jewish state before besieging a music festival and targeting men, women and children in their homes.  

“October 7 was the most murderous day in Jewish history since the Holocaust,” CEO of the Jewish Federation of L.A. Rabbi Noah Farkas told KTLA. “But we have come together to support each other, to help each other, to grow in strength, to support victims of terror.”  

There was also moving testimony from survivors of the terrible day, from relatives of people murdered during the attack and from first responders who were among the first on the scene.  

In downtown Los Angeles at an IfNotNow rally, lives on both sides of the Middle East conflict were memorialized.  

For Steve Frankel, the evening was about remembering a family friend, Or Moses, who was killed while defending her base.  

“We met her in April 2023 along with about 20 other soldiers,” he said. “She was killed six months later. We’ve become friends with her family since, out of the grief that we have all gone through.”  

Sheilah Miller shared with KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff her personal and familiar mantra on a day like Oct. 7.  

“My father, a very wise rabbi, once told me if there is a substitute for love, it is memory,” she said. “Tonight, we all remember.”  

Multiple members of Tren de Aragua (TDA) were arrested Saturday after police in Texas raided a vacant apartment complex that the violent Venezuelan gang was “in control of” and using to commit crimes, authorities said.

Law enforcement agencies conducted the raid after receiving multiple complaints about narcotics violations, human trafficking and threats to apartment personnel at the complex, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters at a news conference.

“We had information that members of the transnational gang Tren de Agua were in control of the area and committing various crimes,” McManus said.

Authorities cleared nearly 300 vacant apartments at the complex and arrested 19 of 20 individuals taken into custody. McManus said 15 of those individuals had detainers and several had confirmed warrants. 

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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus confirmed that four of the individuals arrested were members of Tren de Aragua. (KAAB)

McManus said four of those taken into custody were confirmed to be members of the transnational gang Tren de Aragua, adding that one acted as an enforcer for the violent gang.

McManus said the operation was carried out by San Antonio police, the Texas Anti-Gang Unit, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the FBI, Border Patrol and the Department of Home Security. ( Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)

The four TDA members are currently in the custody of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the chief said.

The gang was known to be operating in the area for “several months,” according to McManus, and the investigation into the illegal activity had been ongoing for weeks.

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“We assure the community and members of the public that we are committed to their safety and we are on top of this TDA issue that seems to have become very public lately,” the chief said.

McManus told reporters that law enforcement has “other places we are going to hit” to rout out the violent gang.

“We’re on to you, and we’re coming for you,” the police chief said. “We know where you are and we’re coming for you.”

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Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.

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Burger King is teaming up with Amazon MGM Studios to release a new menu inspired by The Addams Family.

The Addams Family Menu includes four items will be inspired by an Addams family member, according to the burger chain.

Here’s what the new menu includes:

Wednesday’s Whopper: A flame-grilled Whopper topped with Swiss cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles, and onions, all toasted on a purple bun that gets its hue from purple potato topped with black sesame seeds.

Thing’s Rings: Burger King’s signature onion rings served in themed packaging of The Addams Family’s beloved but mysterious one-handed helper,

Gomez’s Churro Fries: Fried churros coated in cinnamon sugar and paired with chocolate dipping sauce.

Morticia’s Kooky Chocolate Shake: Creamy soft serve mixed with chocolate cake batter fudge and topped with black and purple cookie pieces.

Kids meals at Burger King, known as King Jr. Meals, will also receive Addams Family-themed toys for a limited time to celebrate the new partnership. The new menu items will be available nationwide at participating Burger King locations beginning on Oct. 10