Conflict & Security
Israel marks three years since October 7 attack with national moment of silence
October 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM · Updated 9d ago
10 reports · 5 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 17 hours
Israel held a national moment of silence and memorials to mark three years since the October 7 Hamas attack killed about 1,200 people.
- Israel held a moment of silence at 6:29 am, the time the attack began, with ceremonies at more than 400 locations including the Nova festival site.
- Netanyahu said Israel killed 4,000 of 6,000 militants who infiltrated on October 7 and vowed to "reach all of them."
- Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military Tuesday to tighten vigilance over intelligence on possible Hamas attacks.
- Bereaved families and protest groups renewed demands for a state commission of inquiry, which Netanyahu has resisted for three years.
- At Kfar Aza memorial ceremonies, residents renewed questions over who bears responsibility for the security failure.
- Netanyahu denied receiving prior warnings and blamed his security chiefs for the October 7 failure.
- At a Jerusalem ceremony with victims' families, Netanyahu pledged to dismantle Hamas's rule and said there would be no forgiveness.
- In Jerusalem, Netanyahu asserted that Israel defends not only itself but the entire world.
- Trump said he telephoned Netanyahu on the anniversary, calling the October 7 events horrific and saying the other side paid a heavy price.









