Herzog attends memorial at Nova festival site, calls for international cooperation to disarm Hamas
“We are here to tell their stories, and to remember, and reflect, and reminisce, and say to the world: we will dance again, we will live again," Herzog said
Assessment
President Herzog's appearance at the Nova festival memorial is a deliberate act of public diplomacy. By speaking from the site of the massacre, he is trying to fix the October 7 attack in global memory as a reason for sustained military action against Hamas. The call for international cooperation to disarm the group signals that Israel expects allies to treat Hamas not as a political actor but as a target for elimination. Watch whether this framing gains traction with European governments that have been more cautious about endorsing a full disarmament campaign.