State Department breaks down plan to deal with Columbia, Hamas, Rubio taking on NSA

As the Trump administration speeds past the 100-day mark, various conflicts around the globe are in a much different place than when the president took office. 

It has been nearly 600 days since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Not only did the act of terrorism launch a full-scale war in the Middle East, but it also facilitated a chaotic wave of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli clashes at home. 

"We're guided by two principles that are guiding our approach to this conflict. The first is that we stand with Israel and Israel's right to defend itself. And the second is that Hamas must release the hostages," U.S. Department of State Deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital. "Those are the two guiding principles. And then we're looking at the long-term here in terms of what this is going to look like as a long-term solution to this conflict. Hamas cannot continue to exist."

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