Israel Marks Oct. 7 Anniversary Amid Gaza War — SkimNews
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- Israel marks three years since Hamas's October 7, 2023 assault with memorial events at Kibbutz Kfar Aza — where 64 residents were killed and 18 abducted — and the Nova music festival site, where over 370 were killed and dozens seized as hostages.
- Hamas militants killed 1,221 people and dragged 251 hostages into Gaza (44 already dead) during the attack using gunfire, rockets and grenades, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.
- Israel's military offensive in Gaza has killed more than 74,200 people, per the territory's Hamas-run health ministry whose figures the UN considers reliable, and Israel now controls more than 60% of the Gaza Strip.
- Since the US-brokered ceasefire declared last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,430 people in Gaza, and hundreds of thousands remain living in tents and temporary structures.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed there would be no Hamas rule in Gaza and to keep targeting those involved in October 7 or holding hostages, with the commemorations falling three weeks before Israel's general elections.
- Israel's defence minister placed the military on high alert Tuesday over intelligence suggesting Hamas planned attacks on the anniversary, one week after a foiled attack on a Tel Aviv-bound passenger plane.
Why it matters: The anniversary lands three weeks before Israeli elections, keeping October 7 politically central even as more than 1,430 Gazans have been killed since the ceasefire was declared — exposing how thin the 'fragile' truce remains and deepening the domestic versus international perception gap flagged by other coverage.
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