US EditionTrump says Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal
Trump warned Israel could resume military operations if Hamas fails to disarm and return all hostages, with 20 hostages already freed under the ceasefire agreement.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump told CNN that `Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word.` and said he might allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action if Hamas refuses the ceasefire terms.
- Since Monday, Hamas returned 20 surviving hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under President Donald Trump's 20-point plan, which requires all hostages' return and Hamas's disarmament.
- In total, Hamas has handed over 10 bodies since the ceasefire, including seven of 28 known deceased, while the Gaza Health Ministry received 45 more bodies from Israel, totalling 90.
- Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that if Hamas refuses to comply, Israel, coordinated with the United States, will resume fighting to achieve a total defeat of Hamas, while up to 200 US troops will deploy for Gaza stabilization.
- With the truce tenuously holding, delays in returning bodies risk reducing humanitarian aid shipments amid Gaza's severe famine and United Nations warnings as Hamas rebuilds internal command structure.
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Israel warns it will resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas violates truce
Israel’s Defence Minister warned on Wednesday that fighting in Gaza will resume if Hamas fails to fully comply with a US-backed ceasefire deal, following the partial return of hostages' remains. The fragile truce has seen exchanges of hostages and prisoners, but disputes over unreturned bodies and humanitarian access continue to raise tensions.
A word from him would be enough – Israeli soldiers would be back in action against Hamas, US President Trump sounds. Israel's defence ministers, meanwhile, commission the military to prepare for the case.
While the coffins of two hostages were handed over to the Israeli army, the armed wing of the Islamist movement announced on Tuesday that it had handed over all the hostages held in the Gaza Strip to which it had been able to access. A violation of the agreement on Gaza according to the Israeli defence minister who declared "Hamas is obliged to return all the deceased hostages he holds" and which threatens a resumption of the fighting.
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