US EditionTrump Defends Israel Strikes on Hamas
President Trump supports Israel's right to self-defense after at least 70 deaths from airstrikes, affirming the Gaza ceasefire and a 20-point demilitarization plan.
- On Wednesday, militants in Rafah, Gaza Strip opened fire on soldiers, prompting Israeli airstrikes that Israel Defense Forces reported to the U.S. administration.
- Jerusalem accused Hamas of staging false handovers of remains to the International Committee of the Red Cross, while Hamas later told mediators it recovered two hostage bodies and delayed returning them.
- Aboard Air Force One, Trump insisted on Tuesday that recent fighting does not challenge the ceasefire and that Israel is justified to defend itself.
- Israeli officials say Hamas continues violating the ceasefire by withholding remains and attacking troops, while mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey remain engaged over hostages and the ceasefire.
- Vice President JD Vance said the ceasefire is holding despite Tuesday's flareup, while President Donald Trump framed Hamas as a `small part of the Middle East deal` that must behave properly or be eliminated.
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Powerless Trump backs renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza
The US president denied that the resumption of hostilities was "jeopardizing" the ceasefire US President Donald Trump has defended Israel's renewed strikes in Gaza nearly three weeks into a ceasefire he helped broker. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "immediate and powerful strikes" on Tuesday evening, citing Hamas attacks on Israeli soldiers still holding parts of the Palestinian enclave. At least 30 Palestinians were killed in…
The president of the United States Donald Trump said that "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire in Gaza, but he added that Israel should react if its soldiers were killed. The civil protection of Gaza declared that Israel carried out air strikes yesterday despite the ceasefire in progress, after the Israeli army accused Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the truce mediated by the United States. "They killed an Israeli soldier. So the…
Despite new battles, the US government is holding on to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Israel's army wants to stick to it again, but the recent incidents have put the agreement to the test.
Trump defends Israel’s Gaza strikes
US President Donald Trump defended overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza that left dozens dead, an assault that threatened to end an already-fragile ceasefire. Trump backed Israel’s argument that it had carried out the attacks in response to Hamas breaching the truce. But he added that “nothing” would jeopardize the deal that has seen Israeli hostages returned from Gaza in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, a partial withdrawal of Is…
Trump Defends Israel Strikes on Hamas
President Trump defended Israel’s strikes against members of Hamas and said he thinks that the peace deal he brokered earlier this month will hold despite rogue elements of the group attacking Israeli soldiers, Bloomberg reports.Said Trump: “The Israelis hit back, and they should hit back. W
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