The events of 2023 are reconstructed by the sources as a coordinated offensive targeting several Israeli communities and military installations near the border with Gaza. France 24 offers an hour-by-hour sequence of events, while Tagesschau focuses its analysis on the Zikim area.
At Zikim, Tagesschau reports, Hamas attacked Israel from the sea. The same outlet reported that 18 people were killed in the area and said that the attempt to enter the kibbutz failed.
However, based on the sources provided, the available information does not make it possible to establish a complete death toll for the October 7, 2023 attack. The figure for Zikim therefore remains limited to that location and cannot be extended to the offensive as a whole.
For the 2026 anniversary, ANSA reported that commemorations were held in Israel and, in the same context, that protests were staged against the government. The anniversary therefore unfolded amid both remembrance of the attack and domestic political opposition.
In ANSA’s report, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “We will hold all the murderers to account.” The agency reported the statement in the context of remarks linked to the commemoration.
ANSA also reported that Hamas described October 7 as “a glorious day.” This is wording reported by the agency and not corroborated, in the material available, by the other sources examined.
During its coverage of the anniversary, ANSA also reported an Israeli military counterterrorism operation in the West Bank. The information provided does not make it possible to determine its scope or outcome precisely.