{"id":2351622,"date":"2024-10-07T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-commemorate-oct-7-attacks-on-first-anniversary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:27:38","slug":"lawmakers-commemorate-oct-7-attacks-on-first-anniversary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-commemorate-oct-7-attacks-on-first-anniversary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers commemorate Oct. 7 attacks on first anniversary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-commemorate-oct-7-attacks-on-first-anniversary-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2351622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In commemoration of the first anniversary of\u200d the October 7 attacks on Israel, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-into-robinhood-app-for-restricting-small-investors\/\" title=\"Bipartisan group of lawmakers call for hearing into Robinhood app for restricting small investors\">bipartisan lawmakers<\/a> in the United States paid tribute \u200dto the \u2064victims of this tragic event. The attack, carried out by Hamas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-iranian-cyber-army-and-militant-groups-that-have-kidnapped-americans\/\" title=\"US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Cyber Army and Militant Groups Holding Americans Captive\">allied militants<\/a>, marked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement Are \u2018Decent, Honorable People\u2019\">deadliest day<\/a> in Israeli \u2063history, with nearly 1,200 Israelis\u200c killed during\u200d assaults on\u2064 border\u2064 villages and a music\u200c festival. In the aftermath, the\u2064 conflict has \u200bled to significant casualties and displacement \u200cacross \u2064the region, including\u2062 in Gaza, the West Bank, and surrounding\u200c countries.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u2064memorial observations, President Joe Biden issued a heartfelt statement, highlighting the \u200csomber nature of the\u2063 day \u2063that turned\u2063 a festive \u200bJewish holiday into a national tragedy. He emphasized the historical context of the attack, recalling the profound loss\u200d endured by the Jewish community,\u200c and reaffirmed \u200bthe \u2064United States&#8217;\u200b commitment to\u200b Israel&#8217;s security and right \u2063to exist. Biden also extended compassion towards the Palestinian people, attributing the loss of Palestinian\u200b lives to the\u200d actions of Hamas. Vice \u200dPresident\u2064 Kamala Harris echoed similar sentiments, expressing solidarity with\u2063 those affected by the ongoing turmoil in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lawmakers commemorate Oct. 7 attacks on first anniversary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1778042\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Lawmakers from both parties paid their respects to the victims of the surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oct. 7\">Oct. 7<\/a> attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> on its first anniversary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and allied militants stormed across the Israeli border by land, sea, and air, killing almost 1,200 Israelis on the deadliest day in the country&rsquo;s history. Most of the civilians who died were killed in border villages or at the Re&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-the-final-goodbye-music-festival-attendee-shared-with-family-amid-hamas-attack\/\" title=\"Israeli war: Festival-goer&#039;s last farewell shared with family during Hamas attack.\">im music festival<\/a>. The massacres triggered the largest regional war involving Israel since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.<\/p>\n<p>Since Oct. 7, tens of thousands of people across Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/egyptian-guard-killed-shooting-rafah-border-israel-egypt-investigating-2024-05-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Egypt\">Egypt<\/a>, and Iran have been killed or wounded, and millions more people have been displaced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli soldiers embrace next to photos of people who were killed or taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel, which are displayed at the site of the event, to commemorate the Oct. 7, massacre, near kibbutz Re&rsquo;im, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, lawmakers in the United States paid respect to the victims. President Joe Biden led the commemorations, issuing a lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/07\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-marking-one-year-since-the-october-7th-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On this day last year, the sun rose on what was supposed to be a joyous Jewish holiday.&nbsp;By sunset,&nbsp;Oct. 7&nbsp;had become the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.&nbsp;Today marks one year of mourning for the more than 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-brazils-lula-for-claiming-israel-is-committing-holocaust\/\" title=\"Netanyahu slams Lula for accusing Israel of Holocaust\">200 innocent people<\/a> of all ages, including 46 Americans, massacred in southern Israel by the terrorist group Hamas,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The&nbsp;Oct. 7&nbsp;attack brought to the surface painful memories left by millennia of hatred and violence against the Jewish people. That is why, soon after the attack, I became the first American President to visit Israel in a time of war. I made clear then to the people of Israel: you are not alone. One year later, Vice President Harris and I remain fully committed to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist,&rdquo; Biden added.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed sympathy for the Palestinian people in Gaza, saying Oct. 7 would be remembered as a &ldquo;dark day for the Palestinian people&rdquo; and blaming Palestinian deaths on Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris issued a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/07\/statement-by-vice-president-harris-marking-one-year-since-the-october-7th-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will never forget the horror of Oct. 7, 2023.&nbsp;One thousand two hundred innocent people, including 46 Americans, were massacred by Hamas terrorists. Women raped on the side of the road. Two hundred fifty people kidnapped. It was the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. What Hamas did that day was pure evil &mdash; it was brutal and sickening. And it has rekindled a deep fear among the Jewish people not just in Israel, but in the United States and around the world,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will speak at a candlelight vigil in Las Vegas later in the day, according to <em>Politico<\/em>. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Young Kim (R-CA), and Joe Wilson (R-SC) will announce a resolution, co-sponsored by roughly 130 other members, commemorating the attack and calling on Hamas to &ldquo;immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1778042\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778042\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers honor victims on first anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2351623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Oct-7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4143,3673,42482],"class_list":["post-2351622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anniversary","tag-lawmakers","tag-oct-7-attacks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Oct-7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}