Los Angeles-Area Ceremonies Commemorate Oct. 7 Attacks Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests

Protesters wave flags in support of Palestinians in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Beverly Hills elected and community leaders gathered early Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, one of several events to mark the occasion, while dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a walk out and march around the USC campus.

Beverly Hills leaders acknowledged the anniversary at Beverly Gardens Park on Santa Monica Boulevard, where roughly 1,200 flags are on display—one for each person who died in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.