Overview

• At dawn, mourners gathered at the Nova festival site near Beeri for a minute of silence, with a larger ceremony planned in Tel Aviv after nightfall and official state memorials set for October 16.
• Negotiators from Israel and Hamas opened indirect discussions in Sharm el‑Sheikh on Monday under President Donald Trump’s framework; sources described the first exchanges as positive and said talks could run for days.
• The plan’s first phase centers on freeing hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire, and Trump has urged negotiators to move quickly.
• Israeli officials cite 1,219 people killed in the 2023 assault, with 47 hostages still in Gaza including 25 declared dead; Gaza health authorities report more than 67,160 Palestinians killed in Israel’s offensive, figures the UN deems reliable.
• A recent poll shows 64% of Israelis favor an immediate end to the war and 72% are unhappy with the government’s handling, as Jewish communities abroad grapple with security fears after a Manchester synagogue attack that killed two and drew about 3,000 to a London vigil.