SPOKANE, Wash. – Congressman Michael Baumgartner, a Republican representing Washington’s 5th District, released the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel amid peace negotiations taking place in Egypt.

“Two years ago, Hamas carried out the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. We remember the innocent lives taken, stand with survivors and families, and continue to pray for the safe return of every hostage. Terror must be condemned without equivocation, and antisemitism must be confronted wherever it appears.

“Guided by President Trump’s 20-point framework—and sustained by U.S. diplomacy with Egypt and Qatar—mediators are in Cairo working toward a ceasefire, a release of all hostages, and an end to the fighting. I pray these talks make

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