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October 7 terror attacks loom large over Israel’s elections as Netanyahu fights for his future

Two in three Israelis consider the Nova massacre central to their voting decision as the country goes to the polls for the first time since the 2023 attacks

The Independent UK · 1h ago

Israel marks three years since October 7 attacks with strikes on Gaza, political debate

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Wednesday with gatherings in tribute and renewed strikes on Gaza as political debate intensified ahead of elections. Gaza officials said strikes on the territory had killed five people despite a year-old ceasefire agreement.

France 24 · Oct 7

‘I became their slave’: Israeli hostage recounts 500 days in Hamas captivity

Omer Shem Tov was abducted by Hamas at the Nova music festival in Israel on 7 October, 2023 and held hostage by the armed Islamist group for 505 days. The 24-year-old has published a book about his time in captivity, entitled Meeting Myself in Hell. RFI spoke to him at…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 7

‘The pain will never leave’: Nova massacre survivors return to site one year on

Low sobs and prayers for those killed by Hamas punctuated by sound of artillery fire towards nearby Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

'Difficult Day': Oct 7 Commemorations Begin With Festival Memorial

With candles, prayers and music, commemorations for the October 7 attack began in Israel's Tel Aviv on Sunday at a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas onslaught at the Nova music festival.

International Business Times · Oct 6, 2024

An Israeli responder's work on Oct. 7 shows the challenges of investigating atrocities

Israel says Palestinian attackers committed sexual violence on Oct. 7. Some accounts of rape were substantiated by a U.N. report, but the allegations continue to face intense scrutiny.

WEKU · Mar 8, 2024

At Israeli rave site attacked by Hamas, DJs play music to honor the dead and missing

The memorial event, at which five DJs played, took place at the site where Hamas killed hundreds attending a rave on Oct. 7. "This is the first time I've been able to cry," says one attendee.

WEKU · Dec 1, 2023

Shani Louk: Kidnapped woman confirmed dead after being abducted by Hamas at Nova festival

Shani Louk was taken hostage by Hamas and paraded at gunpoint

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023