Israelis gathered Tuesday to honor those killed as the country marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, while indirect peace discussions with Hamas unfold in Egypt.
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Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
An Israeli soldier lights candles in a roadside bomb shelter where people were killed during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack near the Israel-Gaza border, as Israel marks the second anniversary of the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People embrace at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The parents of Shiran Slavin visit the site of the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, where she and hundreds of others were killed and abducted during the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel marks the second anniversary of the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Smoke rises from an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, seen from a memorial site for Israelis killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, as Israel marks the second anniversary since the attack, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
People embrace during a memorial marking two years anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at the site of the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted in the assault, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Activists place photos of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Shiri Tamam, an Israeli Canadian reacts during a memorial marking two years anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Flares drift over the Gaza Strip illuminates the nigh sky, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip hold posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Women walk past a banner with photographs of hostages who were kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A photo of Yonathan Samerano, who was killed in the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen in the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
