The extinction is exceptional. The Eiffel Tower will go dark this Monday evening in tribute to the victims of the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023, announced the Paris town hall.
“To commemorate this tragedy and honor the memory of the victims of October 7 as well as those who died during their detention, Paris has decided to turn off the Eiffel Tower this evening at 11:45 p.m.” for a few minutes, indicated the town hall, owner of the emblematic monument. of the capital.
A call for “lasting peace”
The Eiffel Tower had already gone dark last year in the wake of the unprecedented Hamas attack, which resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, and sparked a war in the Gaza Strip that left nearly 42,000 deaths. On October 9, the iron lady was lit up in the colors of the Israeli flag.
“This despicable attack, the first pogrom of the 21st century, has plunged the Middle East into chaos where civilian victims number in the tens of thousands,” added the Paris town hall.
“Beyond this commemoration, the mayor of Paris calls for a just and lasting peace, in search of all peaceful solutions for Israeli citizens as well as for the Palestinian and Lebanese civilian populations”, and “reiterates her attachment to a solution two states.
