US State Department postpones memorial for Americans who died in Oct. 7 attack

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-30 14:51:44 | Updated at 2026-09-30 16:41:01 1 hour ago

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The State Department postponed a memorial for the American victims of Oct. 7, which was scheduled for Sept. 30, JNS has learned.

The department hadn’t announced the event officially, but multiple sources in the department and with knowledge of its plans confirmed that it was set, as JNS reported exclusively.

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the US Department of State, is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. Getty Images

Images of victims from the Hamas attack on Israel are displayed during an Oct. 7, 2023 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Getty Images

The 2024 event was held to commemorate Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists mounted a series of attacks and raids on Israeli towns near Gaza, killing 1,145 people and taking 251 hostages. Getty Images

The decision to postpone appeared to have been made on Tuesday morning.

The reason was unclear.

This is a developing story.

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