 "'End will be fast, furious and brutal': Trump warns Hamas, says allies ready to enter Gaza war if truce breached")
US President Donald Trump said several of America’s “now great allies” in the Middle East and nearby regions have offered to deploy forces into Gaza “at his request” if Hamas continues to violate its ceasefire agreement with the United States.
Earlier in the day, Trump warned that he would “eradicate” Hamas should it breach the truce with Israel, as Vice President JD Vance arrived in Tel Aviv.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Numerous of our NOW GREAT ALLIES in the Middle East, and areas surrounding the Middle East, have explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm, informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to go into GAZA with a heavy force and ‘straighten our Hamas’ if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us. The love and spirit for the Middle East has not been seen like this in a thousand years! It is a beautiful thing to behold!”
Trump added that he had so far told these countries, and Israel, “NOT YET!” He said he still hoped Hamas would “do what is right,” but warned that if the group failed to comply, “an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!”
Reports from Gaza said Israeli forces dropped 153 tonnes of bombs on Hamas targets following what Israel described as a ceasefire violation that killed two of its soldiers. Hamas denied involvement in the attack.
Despite renewed hostilities, both Israel and Hamas said they remained committed to the US-backed ceasefire. Israel confirmed that Hamas handed over the body of one hostage on Monday, bringing the total to 13 out of 28 it had promised to return.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Hamas must fully meet its commitments under the truce. “We will not compromise on this and will spare no effort until we return all of the deceased hostages, every last one of them,” the statement said.
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