Participants announced for the third national memorial ceremony for October 7

The 'Kumu' movement and October 7 families have opened registration for the third national memorial ceremony, marking three years since the massacre. The ceremony will take place on October 7, 2026, at Ganei Yehoshua Park in Tel Aviv, hosted by former hostage Eli Sharabi and actress Shani Cohen. The list of participating artists has been published, including 19 names. The event is funded through crowdfunding and is contingent on reaching the funding goal.

The 'Kumu' movement and October 7 families announced the opening of registration for the general public for the third national memorial ceremony marking three years since the October 7 massacre. The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Ganei Yehoshua Park in Tel Aviv starting at 9:15 PM. Alongside registration, the full list of artists was published (in alphabetical order): Osher Cohen, Amir Dadon, Arkady Duchin, Gali Atari, Harel Skaat, Valery Hamati, Yuval Dayan, Lihi Toledano, Miri Mesika, Meshi Kleinstein, Nunu, Noam Betan, Ivri Lider, Eden Golan, Ilai Botner, Roni Dalumi, Ran Danker, Shlomo Artzi, and Tamir Greenberg. The ceremony will be hosted by former hostage Eli Sharabi and actress Shani Cohen. The event is funded through a crowdfunding campaign, and its format as an open park for tens of thousands of participants is contingent on reaching the funding goal. Concurrently, the families launched an advocacy campaign under the title 'Israel Does Not Forget,' including the distribution of documentary materials and videos from the massacre. Yonatan Shmeriz, founder of the 'Kumu' movement, stated that it is their moral and existential duty to continue commemorating the loved ones they lost, and called on the public to support the crowdfunding to make the event the largest memorial ceremony in the history of the country.