Washington, Oct. 7 -- Representative Mark Harris issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) released the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel:

"Three years ago today, Hamas terrorists unleashed unspeakable evil on the people of Israel. Innocent men, women, and children were brutally murdered, raped, tortured, and taken hostage in the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. We must never forget the horrors of that day or allow anything like it to ever happen again.

"Israel has every right to defend itself and its people against those who seek its destruction, and America must stand firmly with our greatest ally in the M...