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US leaders hold commemorations for Israeli victims while pro-Palestinian protesters gather to demand end to war on Gaza.

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.

“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,” said the US president, who held a commemoration at the White House to mark the anniversary.

Rights advocates quickly noted, however, that Biden’s statement failed to express the same level of anger over the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 41,900 Palestinians across the coastal enclave since October 7.

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