Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Israelis Mourn October 7 as Palestinians Recall Gaza’s Destruction
Israelis gathered to remember people killed in the October 7 attacks three years ago.
Hamas-led militants killed people and took hostages during the attack.
Many people from the Israeli community of Kfar Aza have still not returned home.
Some Israelis are asking their government to investigate how the attack happened.
In Gaza, many Palestinians have been displaced from their homes.
A mother living in a tent said the war separated her family.
A ceasefire began in October 2025, but the report says violence has continued.
Israelis and Palestinians marked the anniversary while remembering very different losses.
Israelis held a memorial in Kfar Aza three years after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks.
The attacks killed 1,200 people in Israel and involved the taking of 251 hostages, according to the report.
Protesters in Jerusalem called for accountability and an independent inquiry into the security failure.
The report says Israeli operations in Gaza have killed more than 74,000 people; a ceasefire reached in October 2025 has not stopped all attacks.
Displaced Palestinians described family separation and remembered life before the war.
- Who
- Israeli residents and protesters, and displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
- What
- They marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks as Palestinians mourned the devastation and displacement caused by the war in Gaza.
- When
- October 7, three years after the 2023 attacks.
- Where
- Kfar Aza and Jerusalem in Israel, and areas of the Gaza Strip.
- Why
- To remember those killed in the attacks and the war, while some Israelis also demanded accountability for the security failure.
Calls for accountability
Netanyahu’s position
Investigation into the October 7 security failure
Calls for accountability
Protesters outside parliament and some families of those killed want an independent inquiry and say the government should be held accountable.
Netanyahu’s position
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected blame for the security breach and resisted calls for an independent investigation.
Israeli strikes in Gaza
Calls for accountability
Gaza medics said Israeli air strikes in Beit Lahia and Khan Younis killed at least two Palestinians and wounded others.
Netanyahu’s position
The Israeli military said it struck and killed two people it described as Hamas militants in Beit Lahia; it did not comment on the Khan Younis strike.
- Anniversary
- Three years after the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- Deaths in Israel
- The report says the attacks killed 1,200 people.
- Hostages taken
- 251 people, according to the report.
- Kfar Aza
- The report says militants killed dozens of Israelis there and took 19 hostages to Gaza.
- Deaths in Gaza
- The report says Israeli bombardment and ground operations have killed more than 74,000 people.
- Ceasefire
- A ceasefire deal took effect on October 10, 2025; the report says it halted major fighting but did not stop all Israeli attacks.
- Territorial control
- The report says Israel controls around two-thirds of Gaza, while Hamas controls the remaining third.