Israelis mark three years since October 7 as Palestinians mourn Gaza’s destruction

DISPLACED GAZANS ​RECALL LIFE BEFORE ISRAELI ASSAULT The anniversary is the ​first since the October 10, 2025, ceasefire ⁠deal, which has left Israel in control of around two-thirds of Gaza, where it has demolished remaining buildings and ordered residents out.

Israelis gathered in silence on Wednesday in a ​kibbutz near the Gaza border that was overrun by Hamas militants on October 7 three years ago, mourning victims of attacks that set off Israel's assault in ‌Gaza and plunged the Middle East into war.

In the Gaza Strip, devastated by two years of Israeli bombardment, Palestinians sheltering among the ruins of destroyed cities recalled life before a war that displaced nearly the entire population and tore apart families.