Anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack commemorated in Hungary – photos

On Monday evening, 7 October, a special commemoration was held in Budapest, at the Dohány Street Synagogue, to mark the anniversary of last year’s terrorist attack on Israel. The event was jointly organised by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz), the Embassy of the State of Israel and Szochnut to honour the memory of the victims and express solidarity with Israel.

Anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack

Participants in the event jointly commemorated the victims of the 7 October 2023 Hamas terrorist attack, when Hamas terrorists invaded Israeli territory and brutally murdered innocent people, taking many hostage and taking them to Gaza.

The memorial service at the synagogue included eulogies and prayers and an iconic Israeli melody that added to the spirit of sympathy and remembrance. Participants were allowed to enter the site with identification documents under enhanced security measures.

During the evening, the commemorators held a candle-lighting ceremony in front of Herzl Square in front of the Dohány Street Synagogue. Representatives of Israeli and Hungarian civil society organisations read out the names of the kidnapped hostages and Israeli soldiers killed in the war. Candles were lit in honour of the victims, and all present joined in prayers for the release of the hostages.

Representatives of the Hungarian government also took part in the commemoration.

Loss of human lives in conflict

According to one-year statistics released by the IDF on Monday, 728 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 4576 wounded since 7 October 2023, and 17,000 Hamas operatives and terrorists have been killed in the Gaza Strip.