People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israelis honor victims 2 years after Hamas attack as talks resume, in photos
Original Publication Date: October 7, 2025 12:06AM
Publication Updated: October 7, 2025 10:13AM
Israelis gathered Tuesday to honor those killed as the country marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, while indirect peace discussions with Hamas unfold in Egypt.
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People embrace during a memorial marking two years anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at the site of the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted in the assault, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Activists place photos of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)A woman places a candle at a tribute for Ofir Shoshani during a memorial marking two years since the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)An Israeli soldier lights candles in a roadside bomb shelter where people were killed during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack near the Israel-Gaza border, as Israel marks the second anniversary of the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Smoke rises from an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, seen from a memorial site for Israelis killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, as Israel marks the second anniversary since the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)The parents of Shiran Slavin visit the site of the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, where she and hundreds of others were killed and abducted during the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel marks the second anniversary of the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Shiri Tamam, an Israeli Canadian reacts during a memorial marking two years anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Flares drift over the Gaza Strip illuminates the nigh sky, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Women walk past a banner with photographs of hostages who were kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)People gather at a memorial marking the two year anniversary of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)A man dressed as Batman waves an Israeli flag as people watch photos of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Yuval Miranda and Katya Emelianova cry embracing each other next to the photographs of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)A photo of Yonathan Samerano, who was killed in the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen in the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A woman looks at buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations, in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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