At UN's October 7th Commemoration, U.S.'s Waltz Says Attack on Israel 'Backfired on Iran'
Waltz praised the return of the final hostages and backed a 20-point peace plan and U.N. resolution he said passed 13-0.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz commemorated the Oct. 7, 2023, anniversary in New York, celebrating the return of every hostage taken during the Hamas attack and insisting the violence must "never, ever happen again."
- This year's commemoration marked a sharp shift from 2025, when 48 hostages, including two Americans, remained in Hamas tunnels; the living have returned to their families, and those murdered were brought home for proper burial.
- Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Nova festival survivor Ziv Abud attended the event alongside television host Phil McGraw, who emphasized the lasting trauma and antisemitism facing Jewish communities since Oct. 7, 2023, was the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust.
- Waltz argued that the Oct. 7 attack backfired on Iran, noting the Abraham Accords are expanding while Israel and Arab nations now cooperate on defense, including Iron Dome technology protecting cities in the United Arab Emirates.
- President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803, which passed 13-0, provide a framework for a Gaza without Hamas rule, demilitarization, and an international stabilization force, the ambassador said.
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Waltz Tells U.N. Oct. 7 Commemoration That Attack Backfired, Abraham Accords Are Growing
NEW YORK (VINnews) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Tuesday that Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack “completely, and I think irreversibly has backfired” on Iran and its proxies, speaking at a commemoration held by Israel’s mission as the third anniversary approached. Waltz, addressing survivors and diplomats in New York, said this […]
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At UN's October 7th Commemoration, U.S.'s Waltz says attack on Israel 'backfired on Iran'
Speaking at the U.N. event marking the third anniversary of the attack, Waltz highlighted the stories of former hostages and survivors in attendance, including Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud.
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Three years after Hamas' bloody attack, Israel paid tribute on Tuesday to the United Nations headquarters, the victims and survivors of October 7. But behind the stories of captivity and survival was another story: that of a crisis now deep between the country and an institution accusing of serious violations in Gaza. [...]
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