Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV), issued the following statement after the bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teens were found in the West Bank:

“This is a tragic and heartbreaking ending to the search for three innocent boys who were kidnapped while heading home from school. Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel were sons, brothers, cousins and friends. All of us have families and can only imagine the pain the parents and families of these boys are enduring. They were not soldiers, but innocent students and their brutal deaths were senseless.”

“Hamas and those terrorists responsible for these killings must be held accountable. These murders cannot be condoned by the global community and the United States must stand with Israel to help find those responsible.”