Years will pass and this date will be remembered forever. ANDl 7 of Octoberthe world changed. It was from the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israeli territory, where in a multiple attack they murdered more than 1,200 people, kidnapped 251 and left thousands of all kinds of injuries. It took Israel hours to initiate an extreme response that today, two years later, continues, while peace tries to make its way.
The massacre, genocide for an increasingly large community, on Gaza now reaches, at least, 67,100 Palestinians deadtens of thousands of injured and hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians by force. The Strip is already a mass of iron and rubble, with its future in the hands of the displaced negotiators, death continues in Gaza in the form of bombings.
It is inevitable to look back on this day. The world has divided its thoughts between the memory of the victims of October 7, 2023 and the hope, still weak, of the end of the war in the Strip. The exchange of statements has been constant, as have the images of protests, rallies and demonstrations calling for peace.
The day, however, It has not been a simple anniversary. Here we tell you the 7 keys that this 7-O has left
1. Memorials, tributes and pain
Mural of tribute and for the freedom of the hostages, exhibited in Berlin
The enclaves chosen by Hamas for its chain attacks have been scenes of memory and pain of the Israeli people this Tuesday. But beyond the kibutts the re’im o Nir Ozthe pain of relatives of the victims and anonymous citizens has spread to other parts of Europe and the worldwhere numerous tributes have been held. As night fell, Tel Aviv became the epicenter of remembrance with a massive event in the streets of the capital.
There and in so many other corners, the images of pain and rage were intertwined with the statements of political leaders of all stripes to condemn the Hamas attacks and show solidarity with the thousands of murdered, kidnapped and injured.
A feeling that has been accompanied by reproaches against the Government of Israel for its “disproportionate” response —in the words of Giorgia Meloni— and a collective call to “seize” the opportunity for peace in the wake of Trump’s plan.
2. Netanyahu and an unforgivable forgetfulness for the victims
The celebration of the second anniversary of the attacks has returned the media focus to what the families of the victims have not stopped feeling this time. And precisely, in a 7-O some words from .
In an interview with the American communicator Ben Saphiro, The Israeli leader pointed out that “what began in Gaza will end in Gaza, with the liberation of 40 of our hostages, 46, in fact; 20 are alive.
An unacceptable forgetfulness for his own people. He Hostages and Missing Families Forumwho has been demonstrating against the Government’s desire for war for two years, has demanded “explanations” from Netanyahu for his mistake.
“We quickly inform you: there are 48 hostages in Gaza. For us and for the people of Israel, who for two years have taken to the streets week after week, each one of them is a world“, the group of relatives has replied this same 7-O.
3. Hamas continues to celebrate its “historic response”…
The attacks of October 7 are for Hamas “a historical response to the conspiracies to liquidate the Palestinian cause.” This is what he pointed out this Tuesday Fauzi Barhumcommand of the political arm of the terrorist organization, which from Egypt wanted to remember what he calls “turning point”.
“It was not a battle to break the fragility of the occupation, but a turning point that revealed and isolated the occupationmarking the beginning of a true countdown to end the occupation on the ground,” he blurted out without making the slightest reference to the victims murdered, raped, kidnapped or injured in multiple points in Israel near the border with Gaza.
4… And Hezbollah calls to “join” Hamas
If for the Palestinian militia 7-O was “a historic response”, for the Lebanese militia it was a “heroic battle of redemptionliberation, will and firmness in the face of injustice and occupation”.
This is how the leaders of the group have expressed themselves when the confrontation with Israel from southern Lebanon has intensified again recently. There, Hezbollah has called for “unity of positions, cooperation with the Arab and Islamic states and their peoples” and a “closing ranks in support of the resistance“, in reference to Hamas.
“This great historic occasion will remain immortal in history, remembering a people who rose up against the occupier who usurped their land,” continues a statement that concludes that “God willing, they will triumph” and Palestine “will be completely returned to its people”.
5. Trump, in a strange background
Big headlines were expected from the omnipresent 47th president of the United States, but this Tuesday is being one of his least striking days in the White House. Without going into the details of 7-O, and during a reception for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump limited himself to remembering that he has “a lot of power” to achieve peace in Gaza.
“We will do everything possible. We have a lot of power and we will do our best to ensure that everyone comply with the agreement“, he succinctly noted, leaving more powerful messages for future dates.
6. In search of peace, the war continues
Smoke visible from the Israeli side after a bombardment against Gaza this October 7
Los ‘indirect contacts between Israel and Hamas that began this Monday in Egypt continue, with little rhythm and without great progress yet, waiting for the entry into ‘play’ of the main figures of the Israeli delegation and Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and his own son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
In parallel, the war continues, Israel claiming that there is no agreement with Hamas to stop its bombings. The offensive continues to claim lives and infrastructure in an already devastated Gaza City, the great final objective of the Hebrew troops in the Strip.
Various sources have confirmed that throughout this Tuesday, October 7, the drone airstrikes against infrastructure and housing and artillery bombardment bound for the multiple neighborhoods of the Gazan capital.
7. Spain, and the ‘gesture’ of not voting today on the arms embargo on Israel
The capricious parliamentary calendar had led to the vote of the decree law for the arms embargo on Israel to this October 7th. A gesture that stops Israeli Embassy era “perverse, inhuman and aberrant“and that seemed like the umpteenth spark in the incendiary contact between the two Governments.
In a ‘gesture’, Congress has moved. The Board of Speakers of the Lower House decided first thing in the morning, something that PP and Junts had requested and that finally had the ‘yes’ of the Executive.
The delay in the vote allows the coalition government to gain time at a complex moment because it still does not have the necessary support.. The key continues, at this time, in the four deputies of Can wewho have not communicated the meaning of their vote although they have made public their many complaints about the text for being “a drain” and not being considered a “real and comprehensive” embargo.
