{"id":2000118790,"date":"2026-07-09T12:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000118790"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:22:16","slug":"minister-nduhungirehe-pays-tribute-to-israelis-killed-in-hamas-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/minister-nduhungirehe-pays-tribute-to-israelis-killed-in-hamas-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Nduhungirehe pays tribute to Israelis killed in Hamas attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to Rwanda\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Minister Nduhungirehe visited Nova Music Festival Memorial Site in Re\u2019im, southern Israel, where he honoured victims of the attack that targeted attendees of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda and Israel maintain relations based on cooperation in various areas, with both countries having highlighted the lessons drawn from painful historical experiences and the importance of combating hatred and violence against civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Nduhungirehe\u2019s visit comes as security challenges in the Middle East continue to attract international attention following the war that began after Hamas launched an attack on Israel in October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The October 7, 2023 attack began when Hamas fighters entered Israel from the Gaza Strip and carried out attacks against civilians and security installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the assault, many people were killed and others were taken hostage, including attendees of the Nova Festival, which was held near the Gaza-Israel border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack triggered the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, leading to major security and humanitarian challenges in Gaza and across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Nduhungirehe\u2019s visit to Israel concluded on July 8, after Rwanda and Israel signed two cooperation agreements in Jerusalem on July 6 aimed at strengthening collaboration in education, scientific research, ICT, vocational training and international development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreements seek to deepen bilateral ties through knowledge exchange, capacity building and joint efforts to promote innovation and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minister Nduhungirehe was briefed on the October 7 Hamas attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Minister Nduhungirehe has paid tribute to Israelis who lost their lives in the Hamas attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The memorial was built in remembrance of those killed in the Hamas attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has paid tribute to Israelis who were killed in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000118791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000118790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-26","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000118791,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Minister Nduhungirehe was briefed on the October 7 Hamas attack.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hmo83azxcaaiwvm-237a4.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000118790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000118790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000118790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000118795,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000118790\/revisions\/2000118795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000118791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000118790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000118790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000118790"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000118790"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000118790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}