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Netanyahu Orders Military to Hunt Remaining Oct. 7 Attackers

The pledge signals a renewed state priority to eliminate Hamas’s rule in Gaza.

People visit a memorial made up of the vehicles that were burned and damaged during the Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants three years prior, on the outskirts of Netivot in southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Residents sit next to a bomb shelter, painted with a butterfly, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, one of the areas attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7 three years prior. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Amir Zini shares with visitors the story of how his son Nirel Zini and Nirel's partner Niv Raviv were killed three years prior in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, at the entrance of the couple's home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Overview

  • At a state memorial on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to "finish the mission," saying Israel will continue to pursue those responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
  • Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel has ordered its military to hunt down and kill roughly 2,000 of an estimated 6,000 attackers after officials reported about 4,000 had already been killed.
  • Most of the roughly 251 people taken hostage on Oct. 7 were later freed in prisoner exchanges yet dozens died and former hostages describe lasting physical and psychological trauma.
  • United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres urged a permanent ceasefire and scaled humanitarian access, saying the October 2025 truce brought relief but not lasting security or recovery.
  • Three years of fighting have left Gaza devastated with Gaza health authorities reporting more than 74,200 deaths and international legal and humanitarian scrutiny intensifying, including contested claims about responsibility for mass atrocities.