Harvard President Claudine Gay issued a follow-up statement condemning Hamas and distancing the university from statements by pro-Palestinian student groups. In her initial statement on the conflict, issued Monday evening, President Gay did not mention Hamas by name or explicitly condemn the group, which drew criticism from some affiliated with Harvard. President Gay condemned Hamas' terrorist attacks as "abhorrent" in her statement on Tuesday morning. She also affirmed students' rights to express their own views but clarified that no student group represents Harvard's official position, referencing the statement by pro-Palestinian groups. Former President Lawrence Summers criticized Harvard's initial non-response to Professor Gay's comments as failing to reassure students but praised the later statement condemning acts of terror against Israel.