Particle.news
Download on the App Store
15 ARTICLES
·
2h ago

Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as Fragile Talks Seek First Hostage Releases

Indirect talks in Egypt under a U.S. plan aim to trade hostage releases for a ceasefire.

Des personnes dansent sous des drapeaux israéliens lors d'un événement commémoratif organisé par la communauté juive pour honorer les vies perdues lors de l'attaque du Hamas le 7 octobre 2023, à Londres, le 5 octobre 2025
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Commemorations in Israel include a morning gathering at the Nova festival site near Beeri and an evening ceremony in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square led by bereaved families.
  • Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas opened in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to lay groundwork for releasing all hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire, with sessions expected to last several days.
  • Official tallies record 1,219 people killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and 251 abducted, with 47 still held in Gaza including 25 confirmed dead by the Israeli army.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry reports more than 67,160 deaths since the Israeli offensive, figures the UN uses in its reporting, alongside mass displacement and severe shortages of basic necessities.
  • In the UK, about 3,000 people gathered in London to remember the victims days after a Yom Kippur attack outside a Manchester synagogue that killed two and seriously injured three, prompting Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deploy extra police protection for synagogues.