Israel to hold annual remembrance day for October 7 victims

According to a report by the Times of Israel, the idea for a day of remembrance was initiated by a mixture of coalition and opposition members of the Knesset at the end of October.

One of those spearheading the idea, Labour party MK Naama Lazimi, said at the time that the October 7 massacre was “the hardest day the country has known and one of the hardest known by the Jewish people.”

She added: “So many were murdered and lost their lives in the attack and the terrible disaster. Such a memorial day will give us all an opportunity to remember the murdered and hear the great stories of heroism of those who defended the country with their lives. I hope that the law will be widely accepted.”

The Knesset also agreed to hold a one-time ceremony of remembrance on October 7 of this year.