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Two Years After Oct. 7, Israel Marks Attacks as Gaza War and Humanitarian Crisis Persist

UN data describe a collapsing enclave with declared famine.

Overview

  • Israel released a commemorative video and bereaved families held tributes at the Nova festival site at 06:29 local time, with an evening ceremony planned in Tel Aviv, as sirens sounded in Netiv HaAsara after a new attack with no reported injuries.
  • Authorities report about 1,219 people killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and 251 hostages taken; Israel says 47 remain captive, including 25 believed dead.
  • Gaza’s health authorities report more than 67,000 Palestinians killed and roughly 170,000 wounded since the war began, with over 18,000 children among the dead.
  • UNRWA details near‑total displacement, extensive destruction to roughly 80% of structures, dozens of damaged health facilities, widespread disease, and heavy losses among its staff and civilians sheltering at its sites.
  • Famine has been declared in Gaza City with spread toward Deir el‑Balah and Khan Younis, aid deliveries remain severely restricted, and local data record hundreds of deaths linked to hunger and malnutrition.