A Year Later, Israel Commemorates the Oct. 7 Attack by Hamas

Ceremonies were held across the country as fighting continued, including new rocket attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah and Israeli retaliation.

A woman breaks down at the memorial to Amit Magnezi as family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, in Re'im, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2024. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Israelis marked on Oct. 7 the first anniversary of the deadly attack by the Hamas terrorist group that plunged their nation into war.

Ceremonies across the country began with a moment of silence at 6:29 a.m.—the exact moment a year earlier when Hamas launched a rocket barrage from Gaza providing cover for 3,000 terrorists who stormed into Israel, killing 1,200 and abducting more than 200.