Listen to this articleWomen wrapped in Israeli flags stand in front of a clock counting the days since the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attack, at “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv, on Oct 14, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)TEL AVIV - A clock in a Tel Aviv square that became ‌a rallying point for Israelis demanding the release of hostages taken during the ​October 2023 Hamas attack will be turned off on Tuesday, 844 days after it began counting their captivity. Ran Gvili, 24, was an off-duty police officer recovering from an injury, who was killed fighting militants that had infiltrated Israel during the 2023 attack. Gvili’s mother, Talik, speaking to reporters late on Monday, after her son’s body was recovered, thanked those who had supported the family ‌during the 27 months since the 2023 attack. The Hamas attack, the ‌bloodiest killing of Jews since the Holocaust, was widely seen as the most traumatic event in the country’s history.

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