Mourning, war and elections in the third year since Hamas attack

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and center. At the site of the Nova music festival, where Hamas militants in trucks and paragliders opened fire around dawn on Oct. 7, 2023, family members bowed their heads quietly -- although at least one instead put on techno music in tribute to the fallen. Both at Nova and the