Blinken Deletes Tweet Calling for Cease-Fire Between Israel, Hamas

The State Department seems to need some clarity for its social media managers.

On Sunday night, Secretary of State 👤Antony Blinken’s account tweeted, “Turkish Foreign Minister and I spoke further on Hamas’ terrorist attacks on 🇮🇱Israel.”

“I encouraged Turkiye’s advocacy for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas immediately,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

But by Monday morning, the tweet had been deleted.

This was not the first time the State Department apparently messed up its messaging on social media in the wake of Hamas’ brutal and unprovoked terrorist attacks in 🇮🇱Israel.

As the world woke up to the news of the situation, the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs tweeted, “We unequivocally condemn the attack of Hamas terrorists and the loss of life that has occurred. We urge all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks. Terror and violence solve nothing.”

That tweet was also deleted after criticism.