Thousands of Israelis mourn victims two years on from Hamas attack

People attend a memorial marking (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Thousands of people have converged on southern Israel to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’s October 7 attack while Israeli and Hamas officials continue to hold indirect talks in Egypt.

The main memorial is being organised by the bereaved families, separate from a ceremony the government will hold on the anniversary next week according to the Hebrew calendar.