Overview

• Commemorations include a morning gathering at the Nova festival site near Beeri and an evening ceremony in Tel Aviv's Hostages' Square, with state memorials set for October 16 after Sukkot.
• Indirect negotiations began Monday in Sharm el‑Sheikh under President Donald Trump’s plan, with an initial goal of freeing all hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire, and participants warning the talks could take several days.
• Israel cites 1,219 people killed on October 7, 2023, and says 47 abducted remain in Gaza, including 25 confirmed dead, while Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 67,160 Palestinians killed during Israel’s campaign, figures the UN deems reliable.
• Conditions in Gaza remain dire, with vast destruction and large displaced populations crowded into tent camps facing acute shortages of essentials.
• Security fears in diaspora communities have intensified, with about 3,000 people rallying in London and a terrorist attack outside a Manchester synagogue leaving two dead and three critically injured as police shot the assailant.