Israel observes October 7 anniversary with national memorial day
Israel is observing a national memorial day on Monday for those killed in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks and the soldiers who died in the Gaza war, Israeli media reported. Two state ceremonies are being held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, where President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials are expected to attend, The Jerusalem Post reported. More memorial events, rallies and ceremonies are planned across the country with schools, municipalities and communities also holding events throughout the day.
Flags at state institutions, police stations, prisons and military bases were lowered to half-mast, reports said. The memorial fell on October 5 this year due to the Hebrew calendar, which is lunisolar. October 7 terror attacks set of chain of events The Hamas terror attack on October 7 killed some 1,200 people in Israel, with the Palestinian militant also taking another 251 hostages into Gaza. It was the single deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
DW says the Hamas attack killed some 1,200 people. It does not say that Israel's own military investigations and memorial records attribute at least 13 of the deaths on 7 to 9 October to Israeli fire. A reader of a memorial piece is left believing every one of those dead was killed by Hamas.
How we know
- On the recordIsrael's own military investigations and memorial records attribute at least 13 of the deaths on 7 to 9 October 2023 to Israeli fire.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
- On the recordIsraeli occupation forces' Gaza Division ordered, at 11:22 on 7 October 2023, that not a single vehicle could return to Gaza, and Southern Command at 11:59 ordered any withdrawal into Gaza stopped at any cost.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
The October 7, 2023, attacks had massive consequences not only for Israeli society but also for Palestinians in Gaza, where Hamas had maintained power since the territory last held elections in 2006. Following the Hamas attacks, the Israeli military began a war targeting Hamas in Gaza. The European Union, as well as the United States, Germany, and other countries, classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Israel's war on Hamas left more than 73,650 Palestinians dead in Gaza , most of them civilians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
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