Biden, Harris, Trump mark Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel

President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, and former President Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee, are remembering the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack against Israel on Monday.

Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be joined by a rabbi to light a yahrzeit candle, which is a Jewish mourning tradition that occurs on the anniversary of a death. 

“On this solemn anniversary, let us bear witness to the unspeakable brutality of the October 7th attacks but also to the beauty of the lives that were stolen that day,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House. “I believe that history will also remember October 7th as a dark day for the Palestinian people because of the conflict that Hamas unleashed that day.”

Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will plant a pomegranate tree, which is a Jewish symbol of hope and righteousness in remembrance of the Oct. 7 attack, according to their official schedules.

A White House official said Harris will “reflect on the pain and loss from October 7, and reaffirm her unwavering commitment to the security of Israel and of the Jewish people, and her commitment to prevent anything like October 7, 2023 from ever happening again,” according to The Hill Newspaper.

Emhoff is scheduled to recite a prayer at the American Jewish Committee’s National October 7th Memorial Commemoration in Washington.

Trump is scheduled to visit the tomb of Menachem Mendel Schneerson at the Montefiore Springfield Cemetery in Brooklyn. After that, he heads to Florida for a speech at an Oct. 7 anniversary remembrance event at his golf resort in Doral.

“Jewish community leaders will gather to honor the 1,200 lives lost after being taken hostage and killed on that fateful morning one year ago,” the Trump campaign said in a statement. “The event will also remember the victims of antisemitic violence that has continued to afflict communities worldwide since that tragic day.”