President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded that Hamas stop killing people in Gaza, otherwise his administration “will have no choice but to kill them.”
Trump issued the ultimatum in a post on Truth Social, shortly after concluding a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not part of the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your concern about this matter!” books.
Reuters I mentionedCiting a “Palestinian security source,” Hamas killed more than 30 members of a “gang” in Gaza City.
Trump’s tough rhetoric toward Hamas mirrors his tone on Tuesday, when he called on the group to disarm, and earlier in the month when he gave the terrorist organization a strict deadline to accept his peace proposal.
“They’re going to lay down their guns, and if they don’t lay down their guns, we’re going to take their guns away, and it’s going to happen quickly and maybe violently,” Trump said Tuesday.
Trump visited both Israel and Egypt on Monday following Hamas’ acceptance of the first phase of the peace proposal, which included the release of 20 hostages alive.
per New York TimesAmong the eight dead hostages I turned After their arrival in Israel, six of them were identified as Israelis, while one remained unidentified and the other was Nepalese.
However, BBC I mentioned On Wednesday, “Hamas says it needs specialized equipment to find the remaining 19 Israeli bodies.”
She added that this announcement was met with frustration by the families of the hostages, who are demanding that the Israeli government stop implementing the next phase of the ceasefire until all the remains are returned. He added.
Speaking in Egypt, Trump noted that he and other world leaders agree that reconstruction in Gaza will require demilitarization.
He added: “We also agreed that the reconstruction of Gaza requires it to be demilitarized, and that a new, impartial civilian police force must be allowed to create safe conditions for people in Gaza.”