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.

The number of Palestinian civilian casualties is not accurately quantified. Still, more than 40,000 people have likely been killed in the conflict, and vast numbers of displaced people are currently living in refugee camps.

Yellow machines in several parts of Budapest

The Kidma Association drew attention to the 101 Israeli hostages held hostage in Gaza in a solidarity action on Monday, with a total of 1,000 giant yellow bows placed with the help of participants in six locations in the capital. In Israel, yellow is the symbol of hostages. The organisation said in a statement that the event, organised for 7 October, the first anniversary of last year’s terrorist attacks, was supported by several municipalities in Budapest.

Yellow bows in several parts of Budapest

The banners will remain outside for the next week

• in St. Stephen’s Park in Újlipótváros,
• Mechwart-liget in Buda,
• Nehru Park in Ferencváros,
• around the Szabó Ervin Library in Józsefváros,
• Vörösmarthy Square in the city center,
• and on the border of Teréz- and Erzsébetváros, in the Városligeti fasor.

No end

On this first anniversary, the conflict in the region has not only not been resolved, but has escalated, bringing the Middle East to the brink of war.

The Orban government has repeatedly stated that while in Ukraine they see peace talks as the solution, they support the current armed solution in Israel, details HERE.

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