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Vigils, protests as US marks October 7 attack, Israel’s war on Gaza

US President Joe Biden with First Lady Jill Biden and Rabbi Aaron Alexander light a memorial candle to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel at the White House in Washington, DC on October 7, 2024 [Susan Walsh/AP Photo]

US President Joe Biden and other senior politicians in the United States have reiterated their support for Israel on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on the country.

In a statement on Monday, Biden condemned the “unspeakable brutality” of the assault, which killed 1,139 people and saw about 250 others taken captive in the Gaza Strip.

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