Hostage families, October Council announce march along Gaza border for 1,000 days since Oct. 7

Families of victims from the October 7 Hamas attack and the October Council announced plans for a march along the Gaza border on Thursday to commemorate 1,000 days since the massacre. The convoy will gather at Kibbutz Re'im's parking lot and travel around the Gaza envelope, passing through communities and sites attacked by Hamas.

The march route includes Kerem Shalom, Nir Oz, Nirim, Ein Hashlosha, Kissufim, Be'eri, Alumim, Nahal Oz Outpost, Givat Hatzfitniyot, Kfar Gaza, and the Police Memorial in Sderot. The October Council invited the public to join the protest or show support by lining the roads with Israeli flags.

Liad Baram, father of Sgt. Neta Baram, and Yoram Yehudai, whose son Ron was killed at the Nova music festival, are among the families participating. The event will conclude with a ceremony in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, which served as a central gathering point during the hostage crisis. Israeli media reports suggest this square is planned to be renamed "Square of Remembrance."

Additional protests are reportedly planned at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem and at major intersections nationwide. The October Council also requested a nationwide minute of silence at 10 a.m. for the victims, with the main rally scheduled for 8 p.m.

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The families announced that Liad Baram, father of Sgt. Neta Baram, who fell in battle at the Nahal Oz outpost, and Yoram Yehudai, whose son Ron was killed at the Nova music festival.