Israel Says It Has Killed Two-Thirds of October 7 Attackers

In October 2026, Israeli Defense Minister Katz said the IDF has killed about 4,000 of the roughly 6,000 fighters who invaded Israel on October 7, and that it will eliminate the remaining 2,000. An Israeli intelligence chief gave the cabinet the same figure of two-thirds killed. Three years after the attack, Israeli media also examined whether the army's lessons from that day have been put into practice, and reported on soldiers who were placed in a psychiatric ward after one October 7 mission.