In Photos | October 7 Attack Anniversary: Three Years On, Grief and Devastation Remain
October 7 marks three years since the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023, when militants breached the Gaza border, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli authorities
Shadows stretch across a memorial wall as Israel marks the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, where many community members were killed and abducted, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
People mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
Israeli soldiers attend a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, southern Israel, where female observer soldiers were killed, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
Israeli soldiers and civilians mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
People mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
People mark the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
Benny and Maggy Solomon, parents of Hila Solomon, who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, attend a memorial marking the third anniversary of the attack at the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
An Israeli soldier attends a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, southern Israel, where female observer soldiers were killed, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
People attend a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, where many community members were killed and abducted, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
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