Israelis mark three years since Oct. 7 attacks as Palestinians mourn Gaza's destruction

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Israelis marked three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday (October 7) with memorial installations along a Tel Aviv beach, including figures representing those killed and a fountain dyed red, as relatives of victims and others gathered to commemorate the anniversary.

The attacks, during which militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages to Gaza, marked the deadliest day in Israel's history. Israel's subsequent bombardment and ground operations have killed more than 74,000 people in Gaza, health authorities there say. (8103-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-TEL AVIV-DRONE-INSTALLATIONS)

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (AVIV ATLAS - Must on-screen courtesy Aviv Atlas ) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF INSTALLATIONS OF BODIES ON THE BEACH, TO MARK THREE YEARS OF OCTOBER 7, WRITTEN IN HEBREW "THE PRICE OF FAILURE , 1163 KILLED , 251 HOSTAGES"

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CARRYING ISRAELI FLAGS, WALKING TOWARDS SEA, WAVING FLAGS

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (AVISHAI REISNER - MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY AVISHAI REISNER) (MUTE)

3. DRONE SHOWING "BLOODY" RED (BLOOD COLOURED) FOUNTAIN TO MARK THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACK , PICTURES OF HOSTAGES AND KILLED ISRAELIS HANGED AROUND THE FOUNTAIN

Israelis across the land stood still on Wednesday (October 7) morning at 6:29 a.m. (0329 GMT) to mark the exact time Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggering a military assault that destroyed much of Gaza, where conditions remain dire despite a year-old ceasefire that is meant to halt the war for good.

(8061-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-MORNING MEMORIALS)

KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

4. ISRAELIS IN KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA STANDING AT CEREMONY / ISRAELI FLAG

5. WOMAN AT CEREMONY

6. PERSON ON STAGE READING FROM PAPER

7. ATTENDEES LISTENING

8. PEOPLE EMBRACING

KIBBUTZ REIM, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

9. ISRAELIS AT THE SITE OF THE REIM NOVA FESTIVAL WHERE PICTURES OF THE FALLEN ARE PLACED AT SITE

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

10. VARIOUS OF ISRAELIS HOLDING ISRAELI FLAGS AND STANDING STILL AT 06:29 AM (0329 GMT) TO MARK THE TIME WHEN THE HAMAS-LED ATTACK ON ISRAEL STARTED

JERUSALEM (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (ISRAELI PRESIDENT SPOKESPERSON OFFICE - Access all) (Mute)

11. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI PRESIDENT, ISAAC HERZOG, AND WIFE, MICHAL, LIGHTING MEMORIAL CANDLES AT 06:29 AM TO MARK THE TIME WHEN THE HAMAS-LED ATTACK ON ISRAEL STARTED ON OCTOBER 7, 2023

As Israel marks three years since Hamas attacked Israeli on October 7, 2023, Israelis in Jerusalem protested outside the Knesset demanding change in the upcoming elections on the morning of Wednesday (October 7). (8084-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-KNESSET-PROTEST)

JERUSALEM (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

12. ISRAELIS PROTESTING AND CHANTING IN FRONT OF THE KNESSET IN JERUSALEM

13. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER WITH MEGAPHONE IN PROTEST

14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI PROTESTER, LAURA NELSON LEVY, SAYING:

"We are sill trying to recover, we are parents, children. I have six children who served in the army and the navy, and we want a big change to happen in these elections."

15. VARIOUS OF VEHICLE PULLING CART WHICH HAS MOTORCYCLE ON IT WITH THREE FIGURES DEPICTING OCTOBER 7 HAMAS MILITANTS AND ISRAELI WOMAN BEING KIDNAPPED

16. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING BANNERS AND PHOTOS OF OCTOBER 7 ATTACK VICTIMS

Mourners gathered at the Nova festival site in Reim, where where partygoers were killed and kidnapped during the deadly Hamas-led attack. A ceremony was held next to a large yellow dumpster which was used as shelter during the attack. (8164-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-MEMORIALS-UPDATE)

KIBBUTZ REIM, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

17. NOVA FESTIVAL SITE IN KIBBUTZ REIM, VARIOUS DISPLAYED PICTURES OF THOSE KILLED

18. TWO PEOPLE EMBRACING AT SITE

19. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING DURING CEREMONY HELD AT THE LARGE YELLOW DUMPSTER IN WHICH FESTIVAL GOERS TOOK SHELTER

20. MAN AND WOMAN EMBRACING

KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

21. VARIOUS OF CEREMONY AT KFAR AZA CEMETERY WHERE OCT. 7 VICTIMS WERE BURIED

22. WOMAN PLACING FLOWERS BY GRAVE

23. WOMEN CRYING

24. PEOPLE PLACING FLOWERS ON GRAVES

25. WOMEN CRYING

Widespread destruction was seen across Gaza City on Wednesday (October 7), marking three years since Israel launched its offensive in response to the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel. Displaced Palestinians spoke of their daily struggles as the crisis continues. (8116-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-MORNING)

GAZA CITY, GAZA (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

26. TENTS, RUBBLE AND DAMAGED BUILDINGS, MINARET

27. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING, CLOTHES AND SHEETS HANGING

28. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN FROM BEIT HANOUN, SHEHADA HAMAD, SAYING:

"These three years were hell. I haven’t seen a worse hell in this life (as) these three years. Every day (feels) like a million years. These were not three years, these were 300 million years."

29. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, STANDING NEAR JERRYCANS LINED ON GROUND

30. PARTIALLY COLLAPSED BUILDING, PEOPLE AND VEHICLES PASSING

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (OCTOBER 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

31. VARIOUS OF TENTS, MAKESHIFT SHELTERS