The U.S. Department of State is now referring to the Hamas terror group as simply a "Palestinian armed group based in the Gaza Strip" as being responsible for the killing of 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and other foreign nationals, and not a terrorist organization.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is an independent federal agency that appears to work under Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has posted on its official Instagram page that while Hamas attacked Israel, it was done so by a "Palestinian armed group based in Gaza" and appears to be blaming Israel for conducting "attacks on healthcare facilities and workers" that has fueled the humanitarian crisis created by the terrorist attack.
According to the U.S. Department of State, the Hamas terror was officially designated and recognized as a terrorist organization on October 8, 1997
USAID is the agency that "leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance."
Several thousand USAID workers signed a letter calling for a ceasefire to the Israeli bombings and ground incursion into Gaza. Progressive members of Congress have also been calling for a ceasefire, as have violent anti-Israel groups.
