Mamdani denounces Gaza war in October 7 statement

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement on Wednesday marking the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, describing the killing of around 1,200 Israelis during the incursion that triggered a three-year genocidal war in Gaza as a “horrific war crime”. However, pro-Israel groups attacked him for acknowledging Gaza's suffering in his statement. In his first 7 October commemoration as NYC mayor since taking office earlier this year, Mamdani released a lengt