Vancouver Rundown Wednesday October 11, 2023

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Summary

A young Vancouver man is being remembered after authorities confirmed he was one of at least two Canadians killed in a Hamas attack on a music festival in Israel over the weekend. Ben Mizrachi, 22, was a graduate of King David High School (a well-known Jewish independent school on Willow Street) and had served in the Israeli army. Most Canadians visiting Israel have scrambled to book flights home - several are still missing as fighting continues.

Meanwhile, thousands in Vancouver have attended a vigil and rally for solidarity with Israel. Those at Jack Poole Plaza Tuesday evening expressed both deep sorrow and anger with the weekend terrorist attack. Vancouver Police stood by as they did at a pro-Palestinian rally over the weekend. Over 12-hundred Israelis were killed in the weekend attack.