Memorial Day for October 7: "Without an investigation, we cannot heal"

TVS News AI, editorially supervised, presents Memorial Day for October 7: "Without an investigation, we cannot heal".

Three years after the Hamas massacre, Israel commemorated on October 7 the approximately 1,200 dead and 251 abducted. At the state ceremony, President Isaac Herzog called for an independent investigation – thereby siding with the families of the victims.

Without an investigation, we cannot heal.

When the whole country falls silent for a minute's silence on the anniversary, what October 7, 2023 tore apart is briefly pulled back together. But the calls for clarification do not stop – they grow louder with each passing year.

Minute's silence and state ceremony on the third anniversary

This is the third time Israel is officially commemorating the massacre, in which, according to Tages-Anzeiger, approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted to Gaza. Across the country, people stood in silence for a minute's silence, as Euronews reports. In addition to the central state ceremony, a ceremony was also planned in Tel Aviv. NDR speaks of approximately 1,200 dead and 250 abducted – the figures vary slightly but are in the same order of magnitude.

Herzog demands clarification – and unity

At the state ceremony, President Isaac Herzog spoke, according to Israelnetz, about the need for an investigation. Israel must be "brave" and find out how it could have happened, he said. Herzog also called for unity. His demand aligns with what relatives of the victims have been calling for.

Solidarity also in Germany

The victims were also commemorated in Germany, as NDR reports – with expressions of solidarity. What forms these took and in which places they occurred cannot be determined from the available sources.