Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid

Fonte da imagem, ReutersLegenda da imagem, Um homem conforta uma mulher na fonte da Praça Dizengoff na quarta-feira.

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Eventos de memorial ocorreram em Israel no terceiro aniversário do devastador ataque liderado pelo Hamas que desencadeou a guerra em Gaza.

The nation unites on this day in the longing for our dear ones," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faced calls from protesters for an independent state inquiry into security failures that day.

In response to the attack, Israel launched a military offensive in Gaza which has killed more than 74,200 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are seen as reliable by the UN.

A violência persiste em Gaza, mesmo após um cessar‑fogo firmado há quase um ano, enquanto as condições de vida para os 2,1 milhões de habitantes permanecem desoladoras.

On Wednesday morning, bereaved families and survivors gathered at a memorial for the 378 people who were killed at the Nova dance festival in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.

The festival site was near Kibbutz Re'im and not far from the border with Gaza, from where Hamas-led gunmen launched their dawn attack.

Testemunhas relataram que os frequentadores do festival foram baleados, abusados sexualmente e torturados por atiradores durante a operação.

Forty-four people were kidnapped, of whom 25 were brought back from Gaza alive.

Ahuva Yavin Mayze, whose 21-year-old daughter Adi was shot and killed at Nova, told the BBC what happened at the site was "dystopic, unimaginable.

Hoje é um dia difícil, não apenas para mim, mas para grande parte da nação," disse Shlomo Sharf, ex-jogador de futebol israelense, em comentários relatados pela Channel 12.

He paid tribute to his granddaughter, May Naim, 24, who was also killed at the festival.

Former hostage Yarden Bibas, whose wife and two young sons were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz and later killed in captivity in Gaza, was quoted by the Times of Israel as saying: "Shiri, Ariel and Kfir.

Desculpe. Desculpe que você está lá em cima e eu estou aqui.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Residents and relatives pay tribute beside graves in Kfar Aza, Israel.

Crowds also filed into the small cemetery at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where 64 residents were killed and 19 were taken hostage on 7 October.

Zion Regev, a community leader, said most surviving residents had yet to return to their homes because of the trauma of what happened.

Esta é a primeira vez que estamos fazendo todas as coisas aqui no kibbutz," ele disse à agência de notícias Reuters. "É um dia muito emotivo, é um dia muito difícil para nossa comunidade, três anos depois de 7 de outubro.

A man who reportedly helped to fend off Hamas attackers at Kibbutz Magen praised IDF troops who "fought so bravely" during the raid.

Speaking to crowds at the national memorial event at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on Wednesday evening, Ido Yakir said Israel would remember everyone "who knew that they had to give their lives in order to save others.

Em uma declaração divulgada pelo seu gabinete na quarta‑feira à tarde, Netanyahu disse que havia acendido uma vela memorial em homenagem a cada vítima de 7 de outubro.

We will complete the mission: we have settled the score and will continue settling the score with all the murderers," he added.

Em uma cerimônia na segunda‑feira que marcou o aniversário do ataque no calendário judaico, o primeiro‑ministro disse que Israel havia matado 4. 000 dos 6. 000 palestinos que invadiram Israel vindos de Gaza naquele dia.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, The water of the fountain at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv was stained red to symbolise blood.

In Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, Israeli anti-government protesters dyed the fountain red to mark the anniversary of the attack.

The fountain has been used as a memorial site for those killed, with pictures, flowers and messages laid around the basin wall.

Os manifestantes também bloquearam brevemente uma das principais rodovias da cidade para manter um momento de silêncio na manhã de quarta-feira.

They held banners that read, "the people will remember their sons and daughters", along with others that said "a complete failure" and "guilty" next to an image of Netanyahu.

Muitos altos funcionários de defesa e segurança israelenses se demitiram ou foram demitidos desde que o ataque ocorreu. Mas não houve uma comissão independente de investigação sobre a pior falha de segurança de Israel.

The prime minister has rejected any personal responsibility and has refused to establish a state inquiry led by Israel's Supreme Court, arguing recently that the country's judiciary would be biased against him.

Einav Zangauker became an outspoken critic of the Netanyahu government while her son, Matan, was in captivity in Gaza. He was released last October as part of the ceasefire agreement.

They're trying to make us forget what happened on 7 October," she told Army Radio. "We won't forget, we will demand the truth.

Legenda da figura: Dalit Ram Aharon e seu marido Achi dizem que querem voltar para Nir Oz “in the memory” dos amigos que perderam.

Eventos memorial foram organizados em outros países ao redor do mundo, incluindo na Alemanha, onde a união de estudantes judeus realizou uma vigília no Portão de Brandemburgo de Berlim.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Hamas-led attack marked a "profound rupture.

We commemorate the victims, we share their pain," he said, adding that antisemitism must be confronted with "even greater resolve.

Primeiro-Ministro do Reino Unido Andy Burnham disse à comunidade judaica britânica: "Estamos ao seu lado.

The impact of the attacks has been felt not just in Israel, but in Jewish communities across the world who still bear the burden of the tragic events that day," he said.

Outside Downing Street, a vigil was also held to commemorate British-Israelis killed in the initial attack, later as hostages, or in fighting with Hamas.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said: "The unspeakable savagery and terror of 7 October must never happen again.

She also said that the European Union "remains ready to help turn today's fragile ceasefire into a durable peace, based on a two-state solution.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Netanyahu and wished the people of Israel well.

Foi um dia horrível, uma tragédia horrível," ele disse.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Families in Gaza are increasingly worried about where they will end up.

This is the first anniversary of the 7 October attack with no hostages remaining in Gaza, but a US-brokered ceasefire deal from last year has failed to deliver peace or bring security.

Não há fim à guerra mais mortal já travada em Gaza, enquanto Israel continua a realizar ataques quase diários.

Mais de 1. 460 pessoas foram mortas lá desde que o cessar‑fogo entrou em vigor, de acordo com o Ministério da Saúde de Gaza. O exército israelense afirma que pelo menos sete soldados israelenses foram mortos na faixa no mesmo período.

Most of Gaza is in ruins, with nearly all the 2. 1 million population still displaced amid dire humanitarian conditions.

An estimated 80% of all structures have been destroyed or damaged during the war, leaving more than 60 million tonnes of rubble piled up and 1. 2 million people living in tents or shelters, according to the UN.

Families who have been displaced several times during the war increasingly ask where they could go next, and whether they might even be forced to leave Gaza altogether.

Mohammed Emad al-Din, pai de dois filhos, 38 anos, barbeiro na Cidade de Gaza, afirmou que já foi deslocado cinco vezes. Sua casa foi destruída e sua barbearia sofreu danos parciais.

He told the BBC that the fear of being forced out of Gaza now follows him even into his dreams.

I don't believe Israel caused all this destruction for nothing," he said.

Eles transformaram Gaza em um lugar quase impossível de viver, e eu temo que acabaremos eventualmente fora do local onde nascemos.

Outro palestino deslocado, Atta Saeed Hassan Shweikh, disse à BBC que seu filho, filha, irmã e os filhos dela foram todos mortos durante a guerra.

Speaking from Gaza City, he said Palestinians were "living in graves while still alive" and have endured "severe suffering.

At least three Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in the northern town of Beit Lahia and the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday, medics said.

O exército israelense disse que atingiu dois operativos do Hamas no norte de Gaza durante a noite, um dos quais ele acusou de plantar explosivos perto da chamada Linha Amarela, que marca o território ainda ocupado pelas forças israelenses.

Hamas - which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the UK and others - released a statement praising the 7 October attack as a "historic milestone" in its "ongoing struggle project.

The statement, attributed to the group and disseminated in Palestinian media, called the attack "a natural response" to "bitter suffering" imposed by Israel.

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