Israel is commemorating the unprecedented terrorist attack by Islamist Hamas on October 7, 2023 that resulted in the killing of more than 1,200 people in southern part of the country and around 250 others taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will open the commemorations with mourning families on Monday at the site of the Nova music festival, marking the start of a three-day memorial journey to the massacre locations.
While the nation unites in mourning, the country is also divided in its approach to the services.
Relatives of the hostages are organising their own memorial rally in Tel Aviv at the time of the first shots being fired that morning.
Later, the Israeli government will broadcast a memorial service that has been pre-recorded in southern Israel.
In view of security regulations in force due to the threat of rocket attacks, only a maximum of 1,000 people are allowed to attend on site.
The memorial services will be broadcast on the internet and on special television programmes. (dpa/NAN)
