{"id":2677942,"date":"2026-10-07T11:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-calls-out-israels-genocide-in-gaza-on-anniversary-of-oct-7-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:55:28","slug":"mamdani-calls-out-israels-genocide-in-gaza-on-anniversary-of-oct-7-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-calls-out-israels-genocide-in-gaza-on-anniversary-of-oct-7-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani calls out Israel&#8217;s &#8216;genocide&#8217; in Gaza on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmamdani-calls-out-israels-genocide-in-gaza-on-anniversary-of-oct-7-attack%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=2677942&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>The article features a statement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who acknowledged the &#8220;horrific war crimes&#8221; committed by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, marking its third anniversary. He emphasized that the suffering caused by the conflict did not start or end on that day, criticizing IsraelS actions in Gaza as &#8220;genocide.&#8221; Mamdani noted that Hamas killed over 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others, while the Israeli military&#8217;s ongoing operations have resulted in the deaths of more than 74,000 Palestinians, including over 21,000 children. The piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-hard-truth-for-democrats-its-our-performance\/\" title=\"...om&#039;s hard truth for Democrats: \u2018It&#039;s our performance\u2019\">includes promotional content encouraging readers<\/a> to subscribe to the Washington Examiner for full access to news, analysis, and commentary, with options to log in or subscribe for unlimited access.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> acknowledged \u201cthe horrific war crimes\u201d of Hamas\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11590\">Oct. 7, 2023<\/a>, attack on Israel on its third anniversary, but he added that \u201cthe suffering did not begin nor end that day\u201d while calling Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza \u201cgenocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss,\u201d Mamdani said in the statement. \u201cThe suffering did not begin nor end that day. 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