"3 years will not extinguish the cry": Protests across the country marking the massacre

Hundreds of protesters gathered at various locations across the country to mark three years since the October 7 massacre. At the Kafri junction in the Western Galilee, dozens protested against the government, and a confrontation developed with Israelis traveling in the area. In Rehovot, about 200 people protested under the slogan "The people will remember its sons and daughters." In the north, a motorcycle festival in Metula concluded with hundreds of participants, saluting the town.

Hundreds of protesters gathered this evening (Saturday) at various locations across the country to mark three years since the October 7 massacre. At the Kafri junction in the Western Galilee, dozens protested against the government, and a confrontation developed between them and Israelis traveling in the area. The protesters waved Israeli flags and signs with the inscriptions "We will not forget," "Government of the massacre," and "You will not escape." According to them, a vehicle that arrived from the direction of Ma'alot stopped at the junction, the driver shouted curses and accusations at the protesters, and later tried to advance the vehicle toward protesters standing at the crosswalk. The protesters claimed that two passengers got out of the vehicle, one of whom violently snatched an Israeli flag from the hands of a resident of Kfar Vradim, used the flagpole, and tried to attack additional protesters, and broke two flags. No physical injuries were reported in the incident, but a commotion developed. In Rehovot, 200 people protested in memory of three years since the Simchat Torah massacre. They gathered at the Science Park junction in the city under the slogan "The people will remember its sons and daughters," ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster this coming Wednesday. In the north, hundreds participated in the closing of a motorcycle festival that was a tribute display to Metula. The participants included hundreds of motorcyclists, civilians from all over the country, and residents of the town. At the final stage, a motorcycle convoy appeared on the border fence between Lebanon and Metula, alongside the agricultural areas and walls, with flags of Israel and Metula. Council head David Azoulay concluded: "Our Metula is returning to life. True, the story with Hezbollah across the border is not over, but our security situation is better than it was, and this is the time to bring life back on track."