A coalition of 31 student groups at Harvard University that released a statement blaming Israel for terrorist attacks against the country by Hamas doubled down on the statement within hours of issuing it.

The coalition, which calls itself the Harvard Palestinian Solidarity Committee, released a statement Saturday and said that the "Israeli regime" was "entirely responsible" for the spate of terrorist attacks over the weekend by members of the terrorist group Hamas. Around 1,400 Israelis and Palestinians have been killed in the attacks.

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“We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence,” the coalition, which predominately includes Muslim student groups, said.

The group also said that Israel's vow to retaliate against the attacks and "open the gates of hell" by attacking Hamas strongholds in Gaza would force Palestinians to "bear the full brunt of Israel's violence."

On Sunday, the day after the statement was issued, the group reposted the statement on Facebook and repeated its calls for Harvard University's administration to "divest" from companies that "operat[e] in illegal settlements."

"As always, we reaffirm our demands for the university to disclose the full extent of its investments, divest, and reinvest in Palestinian communities," the coalition posted while urging other student groups to sign the statement.

The group's statement was met with widespread criticism, including from some members of Congress, who accused the coalition of being overtly antisemitic.

"It is abhorrent and heinous that Harvard student groups are blaming Israel for Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attacks that have killed over 700 Israelis," Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a Harvard alumna, posted on X (the social media website once known as Twitter). "Any voice that excuses the slaughter of innocent women and children has chosen the side of evil and terrorism. I am calling on the leadership of Harvard to immediately publicly condemn these vile anti-Semitic statements."

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), in between taking a swipe at his colleague Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for leading last week's ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the role of speaker of the House, said Congress should cut off all public funding from Harvard.

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"If we ever get back to being able to do anything as legislators, following [Matt Gaetz's] no-thought-applied tantrum that kneecapped congress, I will be calling for the removal of all public funding from this anti-American moss covered dump called Harvard," Van Orden said.

The Washington Examiner contacted the Harvard Palestinian Solidarity Committee for comment.