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Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as Indirect Talks Open in Egypt

Indirect talks in Egypt pursue a first-phase swap under the U.S. plan linking hostage releases to 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
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Des enfants palestiniens cherchent des objets à sauver dans un tas d'ordures près de destructions dans le camp de réfugiés de Bureij, dans le centre de la bande de Gaza, le 6 octobre 2025

Overview

  • Negotiators from Hamas and Israel began indirect discussions in Sharm el-Sheikh to lay groundwork for a first-step exchange envisioned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan.
  • Sources close to the talks say discussions could last several days, with Trump urging participants to move quickly toward ending the war.
  • Commemorations include a morning gathering at the Nova festival site near Beeri and an evening ceremony in Tel Aviv’s Hostages’ Square, with official state memorials set for October 16 after Sukkot.
  • Official Israeli figures record 1,219 people killed on October 7, 2023 and 251 abducted, with 47 still held in Gaza and 25 of those confirmed dead.
  • Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 67,160 Palestinians killed since the war began, as overcrowded displacement camps face severe shortages, and a recent Israeli poll shows 64% favor an immediate end to the fighting and 72% are dissatisfied with the government’s conduct.