ANN ARBOR, MI — Fewer than 400 yards separated two University of Michigan student groups with opposing viewpoints on the anniversary of the event that sparked the war in Gaza.

Over 100 people gathered Tuesday, Oct. 7, for a vigil at the Diag to honor the lives lost when Hamas attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 250 others, two years ago.

Israeli flags outlining the Star of David sat on the Diag grass and several attendees wore yellow ribbons to remember the hostages taken by Hamas. Forty-eight of them remain in Gaza, according to the Associated Press .

“Not only are we mourning our dead but we are mourning our sense of safety in the broader world,” said prospective undergraduate student Eli Revzen, 19, who identifies as Israeli-American and gre

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