Israel marks 3 years since October 7 attack, with commemorations starting at 6:29 a.m.

Raz Zarfati, sister of Ron Zarfati who was killed in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, attends a memorial marking the third anniversary of the attack at the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Re'im, southern Israel, October 7, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Raz Zarfati, sister of Ron Zarfati who was killed in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, attends a memorial marking the third anniversary of the attack at the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Re'im, southern Israel, October 7, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israelis begin to gather nationwide to mark three years since Hamas-led terrorists invaded the country on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 in the deadliest single day in Israel’s history.

Ceremonies commemorating the onslaught will begin at 6:29 a.m., the time when the attack began.

Memorial events will take place throughout the day in cities and towns across the country. Some municipalities will fly flags at half-staff.

At noon, the October Council, a group of the onslaught’s survivors and bereaved families, will hold a minute of silence nationwide.

At 6:29 p.m., survivors and bereaved families will come together at Kibbutz Re’im, the site of the Nova music festival, where terrorists massacred 378 people and took 44 hostages to Gaza.

The main ceremony organized by survivors and bereaved families will be held at 9:15 p.m. at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, staged by the Kumu (“Rise Up”) organization.

Official state ceremonies commemorating the attack took place on Monday, the Hebrew memorial date established by the government.

Jewish communities worldwide will also hold memorial events.

Anti-Israel groups abroad have planned protests and rallies for today.

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