Relatives place a flag with a picture of Raz Mizrahi, who was killed in the October 7, 2023 cross-border attack by Hamas, as they visit the memorial site of Nova music festival, near the Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, October 6, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)
Police and Home Front Command troops are being deployed to the Gaza border region with large numbers of visitors expected to visit the area today and throughout the Sukkot holiday to mark two years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
Many ceremonies are being held before or after the actual anniversary since it coincides with the first day of Sukkot, which begins tonight.
In Nir Oz, hundreds have gathered to remember the dozens killed in the small kibbutz during the attack, in which a quarter of its approximately 400 members were either killed or kidnapped.
A joint statement from police and the army says officers are being deployed in several areas expected to see large numbers of visitors, including Kibbutz Be’eri, Sderot, Route 232, and the site of the Nova festival massacre near Reim, among others.
An Israeli soldier covers his face as he visits the site where revelers were killed and kidnapped on October 7, 2023, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, October 6, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)
Travelers not taking part in remembrance activities are asked to avoid the area to ease expected congestion.
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