Israel paused Thursday to mark 1,000 days since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre, with ceremonies from the Nova festival site near Re'im to Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. Families, survivors, and former hostages are renewing calls for a state inquiry and accountability for the failures that led to the attack, according to organizers and Israeli media.
Israel marked 1,000 days since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre on Thursday with a wave of national memorial services and protests, as reported by the Zioneer throughout the day. The main events included a ceremony at the Nova music festival site near Re'im, where activist Itai Gal-On spoke at 08:29, and a central rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. The October Council, a protest group formed after the attack, declared the 'Day of a Thousand' — a nationwide civil memorial with a moment of silence at 10:00 and gatherings across the country, as The Zioneer reported on June 25. Families of victims, survivors, and former hostages are using the milestone to demand a full state commission of inquiry into the security and intelligence failures that enabled the massacre. The 1,000th day also saw political and public figures issuing statements; Reserve Brig. Gen. Danny Van Buren said earlier Thursday that Israel is in a far better security position than before, though much remains to be done. A Channel 12 poll published on June 26 found a majority of Israelis fear the establishment has not sufficiently learned from the failures and worry about a similar lapse in the future.
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