EU Marks 3rd Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack That Killed 1,200, Urges Lasting Peace
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 7
EU Marks 3rd Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack That Killed 1,200, Urges Lasting Peace
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 7
Summary
Top EU officials marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, honoring victims, hostages and bereaved families while saying the bloc “will never forget.”
More than 1,200 people were killed in Israel in the assault—many of them EU citizens—and 251 hostages were taken, framing the anniversary statements from Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa.
The commemoration also came with a call for lasting peace as the war triggered by the attack has expanded far beyond Israel’s initial losses.
At least 74,228 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began, with 90% of the population displaced and 92% of homes destroyed or damaged.