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People stand in a moment of silence beside photos of victims of terror attacks and fallen Israeli soldiers at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv at the start of Israel’s Memorial Day, April 20, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
May 27, 2026, 10:59 pm
Knesset panel restores word ‘massacre’ to Oct. 7 memorial day bill after backlash
‘No one wants to whitewash or change the narrative,’ says committee chair; bereaved families accused government or ‘erasing’ history after it changed ‘massacre’ to ‘events’ in title
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
A joint memorial ceremony for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families held in Tel Aviv in 2025, with the inscription saying both in Hebrew and in Arabic: 'We, who lost our dearest of all, choose to stand, mourn and remember together. And as we do every year, we call for the end of violence and the search for a diplomatic solution that will secure freedom, justice and safety for all.' (Gilli Getz)
April 21, 2026, 3:59 pm
‘Blood only begets blood’: Why these bereaved Oct. 7 families still choose coexistence
Despite facing a hostile public atmosphere, some relatives of Hamas victims battle alongside Palestinian peace activists for political change, finding solace in dialogue
By Omer Sharvit
Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem ahead of Israeli Memorial Day, April 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 14, 2026, 11:17 pm
100 bereaved families ask coalition MKs to skip cemetery speeches on upcoming Memorial Day
Relatives reportedly urge lawmakers not to turn their loved ones’ final resting place into a political platform, pan government policies as creating more bereavement
By ToI Staff
Hazel Brief, at left, and Tali Drori pose together at a OneFamily retreat in early 2026. (Courtesy Drori via JTA)
April 1, 2026, 8:08 am
After meeting in the ICU, these bereaved mothers of IDF troops reunite via new initiative
Hazel Brief and Taly Drori met for the second time while on their way to a health retreat provided by OneFamily, a nonprofit that supports families of terror victims and fallen soldiers
By Deborah Danan
Families of hostages and slain soldiers from the Tikva Forum hold a press conference at the Knesset on January 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 1:15 pm
Knesset event fetes hostage families who supported government’s war policy
Tikva and Gvura forums, which opposed early deals with Hamas, lauded as having ‘raised nation’s spirit,’ in contrast to those who protested against government
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 11:50 pm
Herzog said to host secret talks with bereaved families on forming Oct. 7 state probe
Unsourced report claims participants asked to sign confidentiality forms; Herzog’s office says President’s Residence serves as space for ‘open dialogue’ on all issues
By Nava Freiberg
Bereaved families from the recent war speak to the media at the Tel Aviv District Court on December 10, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 2:38 pm
Netanyahu testimony paused after guards tussle with bereaved families
Relatives deny holding up protest signs, but demand state commission of inquiry into October 7; are ultimately allowed to remain in courtroom
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
MK Mickey Levy, Head of the State Control Committee leads a committee meeting at the Knesset on October 20, 2025 (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 23, 2025, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 23: Day 748 – Bereaved fume as Knesset panel says no to Oct. 7 state inquiry
Political reporter Ariela Karmel discusses tears at Knesset, war’s new name, and mezuzah bill; religion writer Rossella Tercatin covers post-Oct. 7 faith, and an Assyrian discovery
By Jessica Steinberg, Ariela Karmel and Rossella Tercatin
Yonatan Shamriz, brother of hostage Alon Shamriz, who was mistakenly killed by IDF troops in Gaza in December 2023, speaks at the national memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv founded by his organization, Kumu, marking two years since Hamas's October 7, 2023, onslaught, on October 7, 2025. (Oshrit Zinger/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
October 8, 2025, 2:35 am
‘We will rise’: Grief, defiance and hope as 30,000 gather in Tel Aviv two years after Oct. 7
At the nation’s largest memorial since Hamas’s attack, bereaved families and survivors honor those lost in the war and call for the release of the 48 hostages still held in Gaza
By Stav Levaton and Jessica Steinberg
Bezalel graduate Noga Kamhaji and her Blue Argaz project about her brother, Dan Kamhaji, a reservist killed by a Hezbollah rocket in May 2024. (Courtesy)
September 27, 2025, 7:13 am
Sister of fallen soldier transforms IDF crates of his belongings into art installation
Noga Kamhaji took blue boxes filled with possessions of brother Dan, killed in Hezbollah drone attack, and returned by military after his death, and created a remembrance project
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Riyad Mansour. the Palestinian Authority's envoy to the United Nations (at podium), speaks during a meeting of the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City on June 12, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 2:41 pm
9,000 Israelis sign petition to recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN summit
Organized by grassroots group Zazim, backed by bereaved families of October 7 victims, petition calls on world to endorse Palestinian statehood as only path to peace
By Ariela Karmel
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during an official Memorial Day ceremony at the Ashdod Military Cemetery on May 13, 2024. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 5:39 pm
Government reshuffles Memorial Day lineup to keep divisive ministers from the bereaved
Ben Gvir left off list altogether after two years of protests, but spokesman says he will be at police ceremony; overhaul architect Levin moved from Nahariya to settlement bloc
By ToI Staff
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar attends a ceremony at Yad Vashem on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 5:26 am
In call with bereaved father, Shin Bet head defends decision to hold off on resigning
In phone call following stormy High Court hearing earlier this month over government’s vote to fire him, Ronen Bar says he wants to resign, but must weigh timing responsibly
By ToI Staff
Freed hostage Agam Berger plays a violin that once belonged to a Jewish musician who was murdered in the Holocaust, March 8, 2025. (Screen capture: Ynet, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 11, 2025, 8:38 am
Ex-hostage Agam Berger will perform at Auschwitz during March of the Living
Former captives and their families, alongside relatives of current hostages and Oct. 7 victims, set to join 80 Holocaust survivors, marking 80 years since end of World War II
By Jessica Steinberg
Bereaved families, friends and soldiers at the site of the Supernova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israel-Gaza border, May 13, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)
April 2, 2025, 8:17 pm
‘Lies’: Bereaved families lash out, shouting, as IDF presents probe into Nova massacre
Chaos erupts at Expo Tel Aviv as military presents investigation into Oct. 7 attack on rave — where 364 were killed and 40 abducted — to angry parents, who yell: ‘Where were you?’
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
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