Israel marks two years since October 7th attacks as peace talks continue
發佈日期: 2025-10-07 22:13
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It's been two years since thousands of Hamas-led fighters poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets.
Today, indirect talks between Hamas and Israel are taking place in Egypt for phase one of a peace proposal that may end the war.
Two years ago on this day, the first rockets fired from Gaza into Israel.
A building in flames in Rehovot. Israel's military ready to respond. And the devastation begins.
Around 1,200 people were killed after Hamas and other Palestinian groups launched an unprecedented raid into Israel, with 251 taken hostage.
Many of the victims were partygoers attending the Nova rave festival. Today, it is a memorial. Relatives and friends walk, pause and reflect among the pictures of victims scattered across the area.
For the Palestinians, the response was brutal. The Gaza Strip is now a virtual wasteland.
More than 67,000 dead, mostly women and children, and thousands more believed buried under rubble.
Death, starvation, disease, displacement and desperation normalised over two years.
A stark contrast to the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, where camels and tourists go about their business oblivious to the potentially historic negotiations taking place here that could lead to the end the war in Gaza.
Hamas and Israel are on Tuesday into their second day of indirect talks, with the United States acting as broker.
Reports say the talks are focusing on setting the field for the release of 48 remaining Gaza hostages, 20 of them believed to be alive, and the freeing of close to 2,000 Palestinians held in Israel.
U.S. President Donald Trump, whose 20-point peace plan has been partially accepted by Hamas, is confident.
"And I think Hamas now has been, all I can say is they've been fine," said Trump. "They've been fine. I hope it's going to continue that way, I think it will. I really think we're going to have a deal. We have a really good chance of making a deal, and it'll be a lasting deal. We want to have peace. This is beyond Gaza, Gaza's a big deal. But this has been this is really peace in the Middle East."
For two years, Israelis have been demanding action for the return of all hostages. And for two years, Palestinians have been simply trying to stay alive. What happens over the next few days will determine whether their struggles continue or a new era of peace dawns.
