Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue attacks against Hamas and Hezbollah during a memorial ceremony for the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
At the same time, he told Iran that he would not allow it to "threat the existence" of Israel.
Two days before the third anniversary of the deadliest attack in the country's history, today, a national day of remembrance, flags were lowered to half-mast on public buildings from 6:29 a.m., the time Hamas began infiltrating into Israeli territory. A devastating Israeli counterattack on the Gaza Strip followed.
"We have made tremendous progress, but there are still missions ahead of us and we intend to accomplish them," the Israeli prime minister said during a ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.
"There will be no Hamas authority in Gaza," he added, vowing to continue targeting anyone involved in the attack that killed 1,221 Israelis, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
Israel's retaliatory war in the Palestinian enclave has killed more than 74,200 people, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.
Following the ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump in October 2025, the political future of the region remains uncertain.
Israel, which still controls most of the Gaza Strip, refuses to withdraw its forces until Hamas's disarmament is verified.
The latter, for its part, supports gradual disarmament, rather than the immediate and unilateral surrender of its arsenal.
