Since October 7th 2023, 1,020 civilians were killed in the massacre, in terror attacks, and in Iranian strikes that have occurred since then, according to the National Insurance Institute.
According to the data, before the massacre the National Insurance Institute was treating 16,044 victims of hostilities, including around 10,000 civilians who were recognized with disability status due to acts of terror and war. Since October 7, 2023, an additional 86,047 civilian victims of hostilities have been added to those being treated.
The report also states that prior to the massacre there were 2,324 civilian fatalities from terror attacks, and since October 7, 2023 a further 1,020 have been added.
Members of the “October Council,” which brings together more than 1,500 bereaved families, survivors of Hamas captivity, and survivors of the massacre, will hold a series of memorial and protest events across the country today (Thursday) marking 1,000 days since October 7.
The main event will take place at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, during which its name will be changed to Memorial Square.
At 6:00 a.m., a sand installation was set up on the beach opposite the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. At 06:29 a.m., memorial events began at various sites across the country.
At 7:10, protests began at additional locations, led by the area outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem and at major intersections across the country.
At 8:00 a.m., families of those murdered at the Nova festival and of those killed in the Gaza envelope held a ceremony at the Re’im parking site. During the event, speeches will be delivered by Yoram Yehudai, whose son Ron was murdered at the party, and Liyad Baram, whose son Neta was killed in the fighting at the Nahal Oz outpost.
Following the ceremony, a convoy of cars and motorcycles will set out on a journey between the various massacre sites in the area.
Members of the “October Council” asked all citizens of the country to pause their activities at 10:00 for a minute of remembrance for those murdered and killed:
“Everyone is asked to stop wherever they are and dedicate one minute to their personal memory of the day that changed the State of Israel,” the statement said.
After the minute of silence, protests began at the French Hill neighborhood in Jerusalem. At the same time, a special film marking the 1,000th day since the massacre will be released, featuring testimonies of former captives who attempt to reconstruct the attack minute by minute.
At 11:00 a.m., the “1,000 Memories” exhibition will open at Hostages Square in the Tel Aviv Museum plaza, presenting for the first time dozens of personal items belonging to those murdered, killed, and abducted.
At 1:00 p.m., testimonies of survivors of the massacre will be screened in the square. At 3:00 p.m., the “In Vain” installation will be activated, featuring hundreds of photographs and stories of those murdered and killed. At 4:30 p.m., former hostages will arrive at the square to share their personal accounts.
At 5:00 p.m., one of the two yellow garbage containers in which partygoers from the Nova festival hid for about four hours will be placed in the square. At the same time, a protest will begin outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, along with a “flying parachute” protest on Israel’s Mediterranean beaches.
At 5:30 p.m., a surveillance balloon installation symbolizing the balloon that failed on October 7 will be placed in the square. Families of those affected will be present, including Nirit Baram, whose son Neta was killed, and Rafi Ben Shitrit, whose son Elroy was killed.
Alongside additional protests across the country beginning at 6:00 p.m., families from the “October Council” will take the stage at the square in Tel Aviv to share their experiences since then.
At 7:00 p.m., the “1,000 Days March” will depart from the Savidor Central train station in Tel Aviv, and about an hour later the main central rally will begin at the square, during which its name will be changed to “Memorial Square.”
