1 of 5 | Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Tuesday, carrying portraits of hostages held by Hamas. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI | License Photo
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Israelis attended memorial events around the country on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, in which Hamas and other militant groups killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostage.
Hundreds of people traveled to the site of the Nova music festival near Reim in the south of the country, where 378 partygoers and security staff were killed and 44 taken hostage early on the morning of Oct. 7.
Ceremonies were also held in Kfar Aza kibbutz and Nir Oz kibbutz, the community that suffered the greatest loss of life, with a quarter of its 400 residents killed or kidnapped.
In Tel Aviv, families of the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza -- only 20 of whom are believed to be still alive -- gathered in Dizengoff Square, which has been unofficially dubbed hostage square, ahead of a ceremony due to get underway at 7 p.m. local time.
