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Trump says Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal

  • On Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned he may authorize Israeli forces to resume military action in Gaza, telling CNN they could return `as soon as I say the word`.
  • Since Monday, Hamas handed back 20 living hostages in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, but only five slain captives' remains have been returned so far.
  • Anger in Israel has prompted warnings that humanitarian aid shipments may be delayed, while Israel Katz, Israel's Defence Minister, ordered the Israel Defence Forces to prepare plans to defeat Hamas if fighting resumes.
  • On Thursday, multiple senior U.S. advisers told i24NEWS they regard Phase One as completed and are pushing to implement Phase Two despite its complexity, stressing aid and stabilization priorities.
  • Implementation faces hurdles because Trump's 20-point peace plan demands Gaza demilitarization with no Hamas role, while an International Stabilization Force including Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, and Turkey faces Hamas's refusal to disarm.
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The peace agreement between Hamas and Israel is bound by a silk thread. The Israeli government is threatening to resume the fighting, because 19 of the 28 hostages killed are still in Gaza. Turkey is sending experts in its civil protection to the rubble.

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Israel said Thursday that it is preparing for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza to allow Palestinians to enter and leave, but did not set a date, while it exchanged blame with Hamas for violations of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire. On Thursday, a senior Hamas official accused Israel of mocking the ceasefire for killing at least 24 people in shootings since Friday, and said that a list of such violations had been handed over to the …

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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