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President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.
Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.
Vice President JD Vance’s arrival in Israel on Tuesday comes as some Trump administration officials are concerned that the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
The United Kingdom has deployed a small number of troops to Israel, after a request by the United States, to monitor the Gaza ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Hamas had violated the ceasefire and vowed to go "forcefully" after Hamas terrorists. On Sunday, he decided to close all crossings to the Gaza Strip and halt the delivery of humanitarian aid in response to Hamas' violation of the ceasefire.
Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.
Israel threatened to resume attacks on Gaza if Hamas does not go through with all the steps outlined in US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
President Donald Trump warns Hamas the U.S.-brokered Gaza truce must hold, vowing serious consequences if violence resumes, as Vice President JD Vance to visit Israel.
"Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the crap of them, they’d do that," Trump was quoted as saying.