On Wednesday, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations Martin Griffiths made a rather disturbing claim about Hamas, claiming during an interview with Sky News that "Hamas is not a terrorist group."
Griffiths had been asked about Israel's plan "to eliminate Hamas and have them never be a part of any future negotiation when it comes to Gaza" and if he thinks that's "realistic."
"I think it's very difficult," Griffiths offered, noting that he's "worked with many terrorist and insurgent groups." He then casually claimed, "Hamas is not a terrorist group for us, of course, as you know." Adding, "It's a political movement."
Israel's X account shared the clip, noting, "[W]hat an abomination the UN has become," as they also tagged the agency in a post.