Thousands of Israelis are expected to assemble on Sunday at Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square for a commemoration event to mark the day on which 1,100 mostly civilians were murdered by Hamas and 251 taken hostage.
Around the country, dozens more memorials are due to take place, in spite of a cap of 2,000 per event.
The Telegraph understands that many Israelis are planning to openly flout the army’s ban on mass gatherings in a show of solidarity with the families of the hostages.
Israeli Roni Tsuk, an Israeli war veteran who served in the Yom Kippur war, said the restrictions will not stop him from attending. “We will not be silenced on this important day when it’s so critical for us to come together as a family,” he told The Telegraph.