Memorials, protests and moments of silence are planned at about 400 locations, with families’ main ceremony set for Tel Aviv in the evening.
Israel will mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence, convoys, exhibitions and protests. The October 7 Council and other civic groups say events are planned at about 400 locations nationwide. The families’ main ceremony is scheduled for the evening at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv and will be broadcast elsewhere. The Associated Press and Ynetnews have also reported anniversary memorials, including events at the Nova festival site.
The program on October 7 is due to begin at 6:29 a.m., the time the attack began, with a nationwide moment of silence and events across the country. At 7 a.m., activists plan memorial gatherings outside the homes of ministers who were in office that day. Ten minutes later, a convoy called the “Path of Abandonment” is set to leave Caesarea for Tel Aviv. A women’s protest, “From Abandonment to Responsibility,” is scheduled at Trumpeldor Beach at 8:30 a.m.
Convoys from northern, central and southern Israel are due to head to Ben Shemen Forest at 10 a.m. Organizers are calling for another nationwide minute of silence at noon, with hospitals, schools, universities, municipalities, companies and civic groups expected to take part. The Peres Center in Jaffa will open “The Space Left Behind,” an exhibition of personal belongings of people killed in the attack.
Evening protests are planned in several cities, followed by a testimony stage in the Sha’ar HaNegev area at 7:30 p.m. The main ceremony at Yarkon Park is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. Former hostage Eli Sharabi and actor Shani Cohen will host. Performers listed by organizers include Shlomo Artzi, Ivri Lider, Miri Mesika, Valerie Hamati and Harel Skaat.