India, Oct. 7 -- Thousands of people converged on southern Israel on Tuesday to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas' October 7 attack, which plunged the region into one of the bloodiest and most destabilizing conflicts in decades.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also weighed in on the grim anniversary, posting on X, "It's been two years since the terrorist attack on Israel, and the brutal assault on Gaza that followed. A day to bow our heads in prayer and remembrance for all the lives lost, the destruction of homes and hope. And a fervent wish that the horror ends - very soon."

The attack, the worst in Israel's history, saw thousands of Hamas terrorists pour into southern Israel after a surprise rocket barrage, storming...