It’s been a full year since Hamas-backed terrorists stormed into Israel and slaughtered more than 1,200 civilians before taking hundreds more hostage, and politicians of all stripes used the day to call for the release of those still held captive and an end to the ongoing violence.

President Joe Biden issued a statement of support for Israel to mark the anniversary of an atrocity which “brought to the surface painful memories left by millennia of hatred and violence against the Jewish people.”

“On this solemn anniversary, let us bear witness to the unspeakable brutality of the October 7th attacks but also to the beauty of the lives that were stolen that day,” Biden said.

The President also pointed to Gaza, where Hamas has ruled for nearly two decades, and where Israel’s swift and violent response to the horror visited on them on October 7 has led to tens of thousands of civilian deaths.

“I believe that history will also remember October 7th as a dark day for the Palestinian people because of the conflict that Hamas unleashed that day,” Biden said.

Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that a Harris Administration would stand firm with Israel, adding she is “heartbroken over the scale of death and destruction in Gaza over the past year.”

“It is past time for a hostage and ceasefire deal to end the suffering of those innocent people,” Harris said.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign declared that a second Trump term could have prevented the attack and that the Biden Administration’s response has not helped.

“The Biden-Harris Administration continues to criticize Israel’s defense efforts, appease Hamas’ puppet master — Iran, and pander to Hamas’ sympathizers and anti-Semites,” the campaign wrote.

The Bay State’s senior senator, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, said via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has unleashed unthinkable violence on innocent civilians in Gaza.”

“We urgently need a ceasefire, release of the hostages, massive humanitarian relief in Gaza, and diplomatic efforts towards a two-state solution,” she wrote.

U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, the House Minority Whip, said in a statement that Israel’s “right to defeat Hamas” has nevertheless “caused unfathomable devastation” in Gaza.

“We need a lasting ceasefire in the region. That is the only path to security for both the Israeli and Palestinian people,” she said.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ordered flags at government buildings flown at half staff to mark a year since Hamas launched their “horrific, indefensible attack.”

“Since that day, terror, grief and trauma have continued to reverberate throughout the Jewish community, coupled with a rise in antisemitism and hate both here in Massachusetts and across the globe,” she said.