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Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as Mediated Talks Seek Hostage Breakthrough

Negotiators in Egypt are working to implement a US-backed plan that would begin with a hostage-for-prisoner exchange under a cease-fire framework.

Mémorial pour les victimes du festival de musique Nova tuées pendant l'attaque du Hamas sur Israël le 7 octobre 2023, le 6 octobre 2025 à Reïm dans le sud d'Israël
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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Overview

  • At 06:29 local time, families held a minute of silence at the Nova festival site, with a larger memorial planned tonight at Tel Aviv’s Hostages’ Square.
  • Official tallies cite 1,219 people killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, with 251 abducted; 47 remain held in Gaza and 25 of them are confirmed dead, according to the Israeli army.
  • Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 67,160 deaths from the Israeli campaign, figures the UN considers reliable, as accounts describe a catastrophic humanitarian situation and mass displacement.
  • Indirect Israel–Hamas talks opened Monday in Sharm el‑Sheikh to map a first phase exchanging hostages for Palestinian prisoners under a cease-fire, with mediators saying discussions could take days and no deal announced.
  • In the UK, about 3,000 gathered in London for a community vigil days after a Manchester synagogue attack that killed two and injured three, intensifying security concerns.