The spokesman for the US National Security Council said that the statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which denied the massacre carried out by Hamas at the Re'im music festival and blamed Israel instead "does not respect the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the terrible terrorist attack carried out by Hamas in October 7. We understand that the Palestinian Authority removed it from their website, and we are glad that the Palestinian Authority has since clarified that this is not their official position." (Itamar Eichner)