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Israel marks three years since October 7 attack ahead of elections

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What happened

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes and renewed strikes on Gaza as political debate intensified ahead of elections.

Families gathered at the Nova festival site and Kfar Aza kibbutz.

Key facts

  • Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes and renewed strikes on Gaza as political debate intensified ahead of elections.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:50:07 UTC.

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  1. Israel strikes Gaza on October 7 anniversary, three dead: officials

  2. Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

  3. Jerusalem Daily: Gaza’s devastation, three years after October 7

  4. Families of kids killed in Oct. 7 attacks and Gaza war still feel pain of loss 3 years later

  5. Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid

  6. Israel marks three years since October 7 attack ahead of elections

  7. No longer the same Israel? October 7th and the future of the Jewish State

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