Overview

• On the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Germany’s culture minister offered condolences to victims’ families.
• He said people are still held as hostages, calling it two unbearable years of fear and despair for their relatives.
• He recalled the very young attendees of the Nova Music Festival who were attacked near the Gaza Strip.
• He described the assault as an attack on culture, saying culture thrives on freedom and therefore became a target of deep-rooted hatred.
• He plans to visit an exhibition at the former Berlin-Tempelhof airport that documents the attack on the festival.