Army brass marks October 7 anniversary at site of Nahal Oz onslaught

By Emanuel Fabian

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16 October 2025, 7:23 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF's General Staff Forum stand for a moment of silence at the Nahal Oz base, marking the Hebrew anniversary of the October 7 onslaught, October 16, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Marking the Hebrew anniversary of the October 7, 2023, onslaught, the military says the IDF’s General Staff Forum held a short ceremony and a moment of silence at the Nahal Oz base, which was overrun by terrorists during the Hamas-led attack.

The IDF says the moment of silence was held at 6:29 a.m., when Hamas’s onslaught began two years ago.

In all, 53 soldiers were killed at the base during the October 7 attack. The toll included 31 combat troops and 22 noncombat soldiers — including 16 female surveillance soldiers. Another 10 troops were abducted — seven female surveillance soldiers and three tank soldiers.