In a statement posted to Instagram on Monday, Black Lives Matter Grassroots issued a statement in "solidarity with the Palestinian people" as Hamas carries out terrorist attacks against Israel, kidnapping, killing, and injuring people in the nation.
"As the world is faced with deep questions about self-determination, as we all desire and pray for a world of peace, we must stand unwaveringly on the side of the oppressed," the statement began.
"When a people have been the subject of decades of apartheid and unimaginable violence, their resistance must not be condemned, but understood as a desperate act of self-defense."
At daybreak on Saturday, Hamas entered Israel by land, sea, and air, with chaotic scenes from an outdoor dance party near Gaza showing attendees being brutally killed and kidnapped. Videos showed civilians being killed in the streets and abducted, with Hamas later stating that for every air strike launched by Israel in reaction to the invasion, it would kill one hostage.