Marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre, the secretary said, “We renew our resolve to prevent such evil from ever taking place again.”
(Oct. 7, 2025 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, reaffirming the Trump administration’s “unwavering” support for Israel’s right to defend itself and denouncing the “troubling” rise in antisemitism worldwide.
Rubio noted that the Palestinian invasion killed more than 1,200 men, women and children—including 46 Americans—and that terrorists took 254 others captive, among them 12 U.S. citizens.
“To this day, 48 hostages remain in Hamas captivity, including the remains of American citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra,” he said.
