# Israel holds nationwide ceremonies for victims of Hamas attacks

https://mins.news/en/video/86893

- DW News, 2026-10-05 18:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euEytE2kGfE

> Israel is holding ceremonies on October 5 to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attacks because its official national memorial day follows the Hebrew calendar. Public buildings lowered their flags at 6:29 a.m., when the attack began. Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages. Israel then launched a war in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and displaced much of the territory’s population.

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