October 7 attacks: the Eiffel Tower went dark in tribute to the victims this Monday evening

The Eiffel Tower went dark last year in the wake of Hamas’s unprecedented attack, which killed 1,206 people, mostly civilians, and triggered the war in the Gaza Strip that left nearly 42,000 deaths and the opening of another front in Lebanon. On October 9, the iron lady was lit up in the colors of the Israeli flag.

“Commitment to a two-state solution”

“This despicable attack, the first pogrom of the 21st century, has plunged the Middle East into chaos where civilian victims number in the tens of thousands,” added the Paris town hall. “Beyond this commemoration, the mayor of Paris calls for a just and lasting peace, in search of all peaceful solutions for Israeli citizens as well as for the Palestinian and Lebanese civilian populations”, and “reiterates her attachment to a solution two states.

Also in Paris, a ceremony “in tribute to the victims” and “in support of the hostages still held captive”, at the invitation of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif), was organized this Monday evening at the Dôme. Among the approximately 4,000 people present, Emmanuel Macron, several ministers as well as former president Nicolas Sarkozy and various personalities from the entertainment world.