Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday at a ceremony marking the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, that the group would never again hold "any power" in the Gaza Strip, where the question of future governance remains unresolved.
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks Monday at the October 7 memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem © GPO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday at a ceremony marking the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, that the group would never again hold "any power" in the Gaza Strip, where the question of future governance remains unresolved.
Speaking at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, he said Israel had made "enormous progress, but missions still await us, and we intend to complete them." He vowed to keep targeting anyone involved in the attack, which killed 1,221 people on the Israeli side, most of them civilians.
Netanyahu also pledged to continue strikes on Hezbollah to "create an opportunity for peace with a country whose population, in its great majority, wants peace with us."
On Iran, he said Israel would not let "the ayatollahs' regime in Tehran threaten our existence," adding that it was "weaker than it has ever been since its creation."
A national day of mourning, and an unsettled Gaza
Israel observed a national day of remembrance, nearly three years after the deadliest attack in its history. Flags on public buildings were lowered at 6:29 a.m., the hour Hamas began infiltrating Israeli territory.
Since the ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump in October 2025, Gaza's political future remains uncertain. Israel, which still controls most of the territory, refuses to withdraw its forces until Hamas disarmament is verified. Hamas favors gradual disarmament over an immediate, unilateral surrender of its arsenal.
One was inspired by her son's last stand trying to fight off attackers rampaging through a kibbutz. Another by her son's final words as militants tossed grenades into a bomb shelter packed with fleeing revellers from a music festival. A third by the brothers he campaigned to bring home from captivity in Gaza.
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