Pro-Palestine protesters blocked Tower Bridge on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Footage shared on social media appears to show protesters holding flares above their heads as red and green smoke fills the air.
The small group of protesters could also be heard chanting “get your hands of Palestine” and “Zionism is a crime”.
The demonstration, which the Standard is verifying with the police, comes after hundreds of protesters defied the Prime Minister and marched through central London demonstrating outside London universities.
Scores of demonstrators wearing keffiyehs in an array of colours took part in an “Inter-University March” stopping to protest at universities including King’s College London (KCL) and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Sir Keir Starmer had urged students to call off the “un-British” protests taking place across the country two years to the day since Hamas burst into Israel, killing around 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 people hostage, with the prime minister’s official spokesperson saying demonstrators “should demonstrate humanity”.
Israel’s military retaliation in Gaza has claimed the lives of around 67,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities.
The anniversary of the attacks comes amid heightened tensions less than a week after knife-wielding Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, launched a terror attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, killing two men.
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Key points
- Starmer urges students not to go ahead with pro-Gaza protests on October 7 anniversary
- What has the Prime Minister said? - Statement in full
- How many hostages are still in Gaza?
- What is the latest in the peace negotiations?
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters defy Prime Minister with 'un-British' October 7 demonstrations
20:48 , Alastair LockhartHundreds of protesters have defied the Prime Minister and marched through central London on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Scores of demonstrators wearing keffiyehs in an array of colours took part in an “Inter-University March” stopping to protest at some of London’s most prestigious universities, including King’s College London (KCL) and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Sir Keir Starmer had urged students to call off the “un-British” protests taking place across the country two years to the day since Hamas burst into Israel, killing around 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 people hostage, with the prime minister’s official spokesperson saying demonstrators “should demonstrate humanity”.
In pictures: How today's student protest unfolded
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Protesters unfurl banner at King's Cross Station
20:06 , Alastair LockhartPro-Palestine protesters have gathered in King’s Cross Station and unfurled banners including a Palestine flag.
Demonstrators chanted slogans including “we are all Palestinian” and beat drums on the concourse.
A protest group claimed they had “shut down” the station during the protest.
However, Network Rail said no trains have been affected and most protesters have reportedly since been moved on.
Pro-Palestine group Intifada 87 to march to Downing Street
19:11 , Jacob PhillipsPro-Palestine group Intifada 87 are expected to gather outside the BBC before walking to Downing Street to demonstrate, the Met Police has said.
The group have been allowed to protest on Whitehall until around 8pm, the Met explained.
Protesters reportedly block Tower Bridge
19:04 , Jacob PhillipsPro-Palestine protesters reportedly blocked Tower Bridge on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Tuesday.
Footage shared on social media appears to show protesters holding flares above their heads as red and green smoke fills the air in front of traffic on the famous London landmark.
The small group of protesters could also be heard chanting “get your hands of Palestine” and “Zionism is a crime”.
The Standard has reached out to City of London Police to verify the protest.
Recap: Hundreds take part in student protest on October 7
18:08 , Jacob PhillipsHundreds of protesters have defied the Prime Minister and marched through central London on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Scores of protesters wearing keffiyehs in an array of colours took part in an “Inter-University March” stopping to demonstrate at some of London’s most prestigious universities including King’s College London (KCL) and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Sir Keir Starmer had urged students to call off the “un-British” protests taking place across the country two years to the day since Hamas burst into Israel killing around 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 people hostage, with the prime minister’s official spokesperson saying demonstrators “should demonstrate humanity”.
But protesters insisted they “will not be intimidated by the state” and that the Government had “slandered” students protesting against the war in Gaza on the anniversary of the devastating attack.
Since October 7, Israel’s military retaliation in Gaza has claimed the lives of around 67,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities.
Outside of London protests have also been held at universities in Edinburgh and Sheffield.
Protesters 'will not be intimidated by the state' says expelled SOAS student
17:24 , Jacob PhillipsA speaker at the march in central London said student protesters “will not be intimidated by the state” after the Prime Minister criticised pro-Palestine demonstrations planned for October 7.
Speaking to more than 100 protesters gathered near SOAS University in Bloomsbury, expelled student Haya Adam said: “Keir Starmer has urged students not to protest today but we are here today.
“We have successfully marched all the way from KCL to SOAS.
“We will not be intimidated by the state or afraid by their oppression.”
Ms Adam, who previously studied international relations and law at SOAS, added that the Prime Minister and the Labour Government were funding destruction in Gaza.
“It’s our responsibility to march today because it’s been over two years, two years and 77 years of an ongoing nakba, of continuous forced starvation, massacres against our Palestinian brothers and sisters,” she said.
Protesters move on to Birkbeck university
17:14 , Jacob PhillipsProtesters have moved on to Birkbeck University as the Inter-University March continues.
Large crowds gathered to hear from speakers outside the university.
At one stage tensions flared as a heckler shouted “terrorist sympathisers” at the crowd.
The passer-by continued to debate with protesters for at least five minutes.
'The idea this movement is anti-Semitic is entirely untrue' says son of Holocaust survivor
16:39 , Jacob PhillipsThe son of a Holocaust survivor has said there are many similarities between the situation in Gaza and that which his relatives had to endure in a Polish ghetto during the Second World War.
Mark Etkind told the Standard: “If you destroy people’s lives and you destroy their societies, deprive them of water and food, and housing in Gaza’s case, and also they are being bombed as well, of course people are going to die in large numbers.
“Experts say the death toll could be over 200,000 [in Gaza] and the British Government is completely complicit in that as we have been sending weapons to Israel throughout this genocide.
“Students here and throughout the country, and the majority of British people, want that arms sale to stop now.”
He continued: “There has always been many Jewish students involved in the Pro-Palestine movement in this country... the idea that this movement is anti-Semitic is completely, absolutely and entirely untrue.”
Mr Erkind added that many Jewish people have opposed protest group Palestine Action being proscribed as a terror organisation.
Son of Holocaust survivor says Government has 'slandered' students
16:23 , Jacob PhillipsThe son of a Holocaust survivor said the Government has “slandered” students protesting against the war in Gaza on the anniversary of the October 7 attack.
Mark Etkind, who is in his early 60s and joined a protest marching between several London universities on Tuesday, said: “Students today have been protesting against the Gaza genocide, two years since October 7th – the appalling massacre, and in the media and, in fact, the Government itself Starmer has slandered these students, saying they’re somehow being insensitive to the suffering of October 7th, or indeed to … the terrible crime in Manchester that happened last week, while ignoring the obvious fact that their priority is to oppose the genocide now, to oppose the ongoing conflict which Britain unfortunately is complicit in because we are still sending weapons to Israel.”
Mr Etkind, from Watford, added: “The priority for me, as the son of a Holocaust survivor, is not just to mourn people who’ve already died, no matter how important that is – it’s stop the killing now.
“As we speak today, weapons made in Britain are contributing to the deaths of children and others in Gaza – that has to stop now in order to save those lives, so these brave student protesters have to keep demonstrating until that genocide stops.
“If Starmer had any concern about civilian lives at all, he would stop his own complicity in genocide.“
Mr Etkind attended the protest wearing signs reading “this son of a Holocaust survivor says: stop the genocide in Gaza” and “stop arresting Jews for criticising Israel”.
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Pictures capture university protests in London
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'It is so much more than October 7' insists protester
15:31 , Jacob PhillipsA protester in London has insisted that anyone asking people not to demonstrate on October 7 “doesn’t have a clear understanding of what is going on” in Gaza.
Jo, a 55-year-old volunteer with the Hands Up project, said it was really important to her to be protesting among young people who are the same age as her children.
She told the Standard: “It’s so much more than October 7 and I feel quite saddened that politicians and celebrities are speaking out about insensitivity after what happened in Manchester.”
Two men were killed in a terror attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue last Thursday morning.
Jo continued: “My heart goes out to them and that’s obviously really tragic however given what is happening right now in Gaza and in the West Bank how can we not be here?
“To ask anyone not to protest in this way shows that someone doesn’t have a clear understanding of what is going on.”
Pro-Palestine demonstrations 'wildly offensive and irresponsible' says Israeli woman at march
15:15 , Jacob PhillipsA woman visiting the UK from Israel said pro-Palestine demonstrations organised on Tuesday were “wildly offensive and irresponsible”.
Speaking outside King’s College London where students gathered to protest against the war in Gaza, Emily Schrader criticised demonstrations taking place on the anniversary of the October 7 attack.
Holding an Israeli flag, the 34-year-old said of the October 7 attack: “It was an awful, awful event, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust and we didn’t see an Israeli military response in any way, shape or form, until October 27th, and so to protest today specifically isn’t a sign of support for Palestinians.
“It’s a sign of support for Hamas and the actions that happened that day, and it’s wildly offensive and irresponsible, both for Israelis, of course, but even more than that, also for Palestinians who have been suffering under Hamas, who are also victims of the terror group – the UK-designated terrorist organisation.”
Pro-Palestine protesters held banners including one reading “Israeli apartheid off campus” and chanted “1, 2, 3, 4, occupation no more”.
Hundreds protest at Edinburgh University
15:07 , Jacob PhillipsAway from London, hundreds of students and staff at Edinburgh University have gathered for a pro-Palestinian protest on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks that sparked the conflict in Gaza.
Many protesters were carrying flags and placards bearing pro-Palestinian slogans as they gathered outside the university’s main library on George Square.
They were addressed by speakers, including from a number of student organisations, and were led in English and Arabic chants to the sound of drums.
Participants shouted the word “shame” and cheered at intervals as the speakers called for an end to the ongoing conflict, and for the university to divest of investments in companies they said are producing weapons being used in the conflict.
They also criticised calls from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the university management not to take part in the protest.
The demonstrators then marched through Bristow Square and on to the university’s Old College, where further speeches and chants are taking place.
Student labels Prime Minister's criticism 'unjust'
15:00 , Jacob PhillipsThe Inter-University March has quickly moved on to outside the London School of Economics.
This time protesters have been chanting “LSE shame on you”.
Speaking outside King’s College London earlier on Tuesday, one student said the Prime Minister’s criticism of demonstrations planned for the anniversary of the October 7 attacks is “unjust”.
The student, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “Keir Starmer, to be honest, he hasn’t really done much anyway, and I believe that for him to say it’s ‘not British enough’, it’s just unjust of him, it doesn’t make any sense.
“Us as humans, we have to come together to protest about this.
“It’s a critical, critical matter that we have to speak upon.
“Palestinians are still humans at the end of the day, and these countless, countless massacres that are going on, it’s completely wrong.”
Asked why he had chosen to attend the protest, the 18-year-old said: “Today, it would have either been me choosing a lecture or choosing this Palestinian protest and I believe this protest is much, much more important than the lecture, because it is not talked about enough how much these Palestinians are suffering.”
Protest march begins on the Strand
14:51 , Jacob PhillipsAround 200 people have started marching on the Strand in central London.
Protesters could be heard taking aim at King’s College London shouting “KCL shame on you”.
Demonstrators were also heard chanting “Palestine you make us proud”.
The march is expected to pass the London School of Economics and University College London before it wraps up at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
'I would have supported this march on any other day of the year'
14:44 , Jacob PhillipsA student at King’s College London has told the Standard he believes it is inappropriate for pro-Palestine protests to take place once on October 7.
Nathan, 21, explained that he believed Israel is trying to “ethnically cleanse the region” of Gaza but that protesting on the anniversary of Hamas bursting into Israel is wrong.
Around 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage during the attack two years ago.
Nathan said: “I honestly would have supported this march on any other day of the year but I think choosing October 7, that is inappropriate.
“That’s the date that a lot of Israelis were killed. I think they are trying to provoke something.”
Protesters wave Palestinian flags
14:39 , Matt WattsImages from the scene show crowds waving Palestinian flags as speakers with a microphone address the crowd.
One of the speakers told the crowd “genocide was being televised not ratified”.
Protest banner lifted so students can enter university
14:27 , Matt WattsDemonstrators wearing keffiyeh scarves and face masks unfurled a banner stretching across an entrance to a King’s College University building
They unfruled the banner as a protester with a microphone led chants.
University staff held up the banner so students could still enter the building.
Students explain why they are taking part in London protest
14:23 , Matt WattsStudents at the protest in The Strand have explained why they have chosen to take part in the controversial protests on October 7.
Students the Standard has spoken to so far have refused to give their surnames or be pictured.
Eloisa, 20, said: “You don’t have to be Palestininian to be part of an important cause to do something for action, to raise awareness.
Daniel, 19, said :”It’s not antisemitism to be against atrocities going on in the Middle East .”
Protest on The Strand underway in London
14:13 , Matt WattsThe protest is underway outside King’s College university in The Strand.
Hundreds of students are thought to be taking part in the protest.
Crowds have been heard shouting “From the river to the sea”.
The song is deemed anti-Semitic and a direct call for the state of Israel to be destroyed.
They have also chanted “the UK government shut it down” and “the whole system shut it down”.
Many taking part are covering their faces.
Strathclyde University postpones protest
14:05 , Matt WattsA pro-Palestine rally due to take place at the University of Strathclyde has reportedly been postponed after officials said it would be 'insensitive' to go ahead.
The demonstration, organised by the university’s Palestine Solidarity Society, was set to be held at Rottenrow Gardens, but has been delayed following intervention from university bosses, the Jewish News reported.
A spokesperson said: “While the University of Strathclyde remains committed to upholding free speech, we have asked the organisers of [today’s] event to delay their demonstration.
“We believe that holding an event of this nature on this date is insensitive and we have asked that they delay to show their civic responsibility and common decency.”
Ed Davey says taking part in protests 'completely wrong'
13:54 , Matt WattsLiberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey agreed it would be “completely wrong” for people to take part in protests in support of Palestine on the second anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack.
Speaking to the PA news agency during a visit to Fife, Sir Ed said: “I think people shouldn’t protest today.
“Liberal Democrats are giving a strong message that protesting on this anniversary with all the grief and sadness of it, particularly in the UK given what happened last week in Manchester with the appalling terrorist attack on worshippers at the synagogue.
“I think it would be completely wrong for people to protest.”
Organiser of Sheffield protest says Starmer appeal 'funny'
13:49 , Matt WattsOne of the organisers of the Sheffield protest, Anton Parocki, of the Revolutionary Communist Party, rejected Sir Keir Starmer’s claim that holding pro-Palestinian rallies on October 7 was “un-British”.
Mr Parocki said: “I think it’s quite funny. What does that mean?
“Are all these people here anti-British? Are all the millions of people that come out for Palestinian protests anti-British?
“Is it anti-British to go against a genocide? That seems like what he’s saying, which is quite funny.”
He said: “But, to be honest, I don’t care what a war criminal says.
“Keir Starmer is a war criminal, so his opinion means very little to me.”
Mr Parocki added: “It’s disgraceful, isn’t it?
“He says it’s insensitive. You know what I think is insensitive? Is that there’s been two years of genocide.
“That’s way worse, with the British Government supporting it.”
Palestinians and Israeli's mark two years since October 7 attacks
12:22 , Megan HoweMohammed Dib, 49, Gaza resident: "It's been two years that we are living in fear, horror, displacement and destruction.
“We are hoping, with these new negotiations, to reach a ceasefire and a final end to the war."
Zohar Avigdori, Israeli citizen whose sister and niece were kidnapped and then released: "Today marks two years to our personal catastrophe, as well as the national catastrophe that hasn't ended.
“The war still goes on, and above all, we have 48 hostages who are still waiting to come home to their families and to Israel.
"There was a recommendation by the Hostages Families Forum for President Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
“We think that as far as our opinion concerns anyone, Trump deserves to receive this prize for his efforts to bring home the hostages."
Orit Baron whose daughter Yuval was killed with her fiancé Moshe Shuva at the Nova music festival attacked by Hamas.
"They were supposed to get married on February the 14th, Valentine’s Day.
“They are buried next to each other because they were never separated.
“Nothing else can be complete because she's my heart and they took it from me. I can never be happy or complete ever again."
'We will never forget the horror of the Hamas attacks'
12:00 , Megan HoweEU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said: "We will never forget the horror of the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the pain they caused to innocent victims, their families and the entire people of Israel, two years ago.
"We honour their memory by working tirelessly for peace. The immediate release of all hostages and a ceasefire are now within reach[...]
“This moment must be seized to pave the way for a lasting peace in the region, based on the two-state solution."
We will never forget the horror of the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the pain they caused to innocent victims, their families and the entire people of Israel, two years ago.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 7, 2025
We honour their memory by working tirelessly for peace.
The immediate release of all hostages and a…
What is the latest in peace negotiations?
11:43 , Megan HoweNegotiators from Israel and Hamas are in Sharam El-Sheikh, Egypt, for indirect talks over an end to the war.
Both Israel and Hamas have endorsed overall principles of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, but even if a deal is clinched in Egypt, questions still remain over who will rule Gaza and rebuild it.
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have ruled out any role for Hamas.
A Hamas source familiar with the talks said the group had requested a clear timeline of an Israeli pullout and guarantees the war will end.
An official briefed on the negotiations said he expected the round of talks that started on Monday would require at least a few days.
An official involved in ceasefire planning and a Palestinian source said Trump's 72-hour deadline for the hostages' return could be unachievable for dead hostages. Their remains may need to be located and recovered from scattered sites.
Israel's chief negotiator, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, was expected to join the Israeli delegation later this week, pending developments in the negotiations, three Israeli officials said.
The Hamas delegation is led by its exiled Gaza leader, Khalil Al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli airstrike in the Qatari capital a month ago.
The US has sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, the White House said.
How many hostages are still in Gaza?
11:11 , Megan HoweOf the 251 people taken on October 7, 2023, there are believed to be 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, 20 of whom are thought to be alive.
Releasing the hostages remains at the forefront of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demands.
Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further negotiations on a number of key points outlined in the US peace plan. These focus on the future of Gaza and the rights of Palestinians.
In pictures: The world remembers October 7
10:51 , Megan HoweCountry’s across the globe have come together to remember the 1,200 people killed in the October 7 attacks.
In Re’im, Israel, some gathered at the former site of the Nova music festival, which was one of the first places attacked and has since become a memorial for the victims.
In Germany, portraits of Israeli’s killed on October 7, were laid out at a commemorative installation in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
People embraced, said a prayer and paid their respects to those killed.
Hamas issues statement on second anniversary of its October 7 attack
10:36 , Megan HoweAround 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
In a statement released by the militant group, it described the months since the October 7 attacks as “two years of pain, injustice, oppression and great suffering, of heavy costs”.
The group said the deaths of “defenceless civilians” in Gaza have been met with “shameful international silence” and “unprecedented Arab abandonment”.
The statement also pays tribute to the Hamas members who have died.
'We were treated like animals' says freed Israeli hostage
10:28 , Megan HoweEx-hostage, Tal Shoham, was held for 505 days in Gaza, before he was released during a truce in February this year.
He and his wife Adi and their two children were grabbed by Hamas gunmen during October 7.
Mr Shoham spent the first eight months of captivity above ground, but in June last year he and fellow hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Eyvatar David were taken into the street below in disguise.
Their guards escorted them for about 15 minutes before putting blindfolds on them and taking them into a tunnel, eventually bringing them to a tiny dark chamber where another hostage, Omer Wenkert, was already being held.
There, he spent time in a narrow cell with an iron door blocking the entrance, four mattresses on the ground and a hole to use as a toilet.
“We were treated like animals” he said. “I mean, even animals won't be kept in such inhumane conditions, but this is the way they treated us.”
Freed Israeli hostage recalls Hamas captivity torment: 'We were treated like animals'
Israel's attack on Gaza City continues
10:17 , Megan HoweResidents in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and Gaza City in the north reported heavy bombing from tanks and planes in the early hours on Tuesday, according to witnesses.
Israeli forces pounded several districts from the air, sea and ground, they said.
Gaza militants fired rockets across the border early on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens at Israeli kibbutz Netiv Haasara, and Israeli troops continued to tackle gunmen inside the enclave, the Israeli military said.
Marking the anniversary of the attack, an umbrella of Palestinian factions including Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and smaller militant groups vowed "the choice of resistance by all means is the sole and only way to confront the Zionist enemy."
"No one has the right to cede the weapons of the Palestinian people. This legitimate weapon... will be passed through the Palestinian generations until their land and sacred sites are liberated," the statement issued in the name of "Factions of the Palestinian Resistance" said.
Israelis marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack gathered at some of the worst-hit sites of that day and at Tel Aviv's so-called Hostages Square.
Details of the strikes are as follows:
• Three people killed in an Israeli strike in the southern al-Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to Al-Shifa hospital
• Palestinian news agency Wafa reported there was an Israeli airstrike overnight in Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. No casualties were mentioned
• Israeli forces blew up residential buildings in Khan Younis on Monday, Wafa reported
What has Sir Keir Starmer said?
10:06 , Megan HoweTo mark the anniversary of October 7, Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the release of the remaining 48 Israeli hostages and for aid to be sent into Gaza.
The Prime Minister has called for a “safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable Palestinian state”, reiterating the UK Government will do everything in its power to bring about peace.
His statement in full:
"Today we mark two years since the horrifying attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.
"Time does not diminish the evil we saw that day. The worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The brutal, cold-blooded torture and murder of Jews in their own homes. And the taking of hostages, including British citizens, some of whom remain in Gaza today.
"Since that awful day, so many have endured a living nightmare. When I spoke with some of the families of the British hostages, I promised them in person that we will not cease in our efforts to bring their loved ones home.
"But back here in the UK, our Jewish communities have also endured rising antisemitism on our streets, in our country. And last week, a horrifying terrorist attack on the holy day of Yom Kippur in Manchester.
"This is a stain on who we are, and this country will always stand tall and united against those who wish harm and hatred upon Jewish communities.
"Our priority in the Middle East remains the same - release the hostages. Surge aid into Gaza. And a ceasefire that can lead to a lasting and just peace as a step towards a two-state solution. A safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable Palestinian state.
"We welcome the US initiative towards peace in the Middle East, and this Government will do everything in our power to bring about the day where every child of Israel can live peacefully, alongside their Palestinian neighbours, in safety and security."
Starmer urges students not to go ahead with pro-Gaza protests on October 7 anniversary
10:01 , Megan HoweToday marks two years since the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas militants.
On this day in 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions were carried out by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel. Around 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages were taken.
This sparked the start of a devastating war, whereby tens of thousands of lives would be lost.
Twenty-four months on, the military action is still ongoing.
At least 67,160 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The majority of its population have been displaced and more than 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed.
But it is difficult for media outlets to draw an accurate picture of the destruction, as Israel has not allowed foreign media into the territory since the start of the war.
Negotiations have taken place to try and achieve peace, but it is yet unclear when the conflict might end.
Indirect talks are under way between Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams in Egypt, while the US is ramping up pressure on both sides to agree to a peace deal.
Pro-Palestine protests are set to take place today on the anniversary of October 7, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged students not to join them.
"This is not who we are as a country. It's un-British to have so little respect for others,” he wrote in The Times.
“And that's before some of them decide to start chanting hatred towards Jewish people all over again."
The anniversary of the attacks comes less than a week after knife-wielding Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, launched a terror attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, killing two men.
Follow our live blog for the latest updates as protests take place in London
