US EditionTrump says Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal
- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he would consider allowing Israel to resume a military campaign in the Gaza Strip if Hamas fails to uphold ceasefire terms.
- The ceasefire is strained because Israel accuses Hamas of not handing over both living and deceased hostages, with all 20 of the living Israeli hostages returned but only four deceased hostages handed over and one possibly misidentified.
- So far the tenuous ceasefire has held and officials say the agreement is only Phase 1, with four to five more bodies expected this evening and humanitarian aid shipments at risk.
- Warning that Hamas must disarm, Trump said `we will disarm them` and he held back the Israel Defense Forces amid violent clashes with rival groups in Gaza.
- Amid broader diplomacy, Trump said Fifty-nine countries back the ceasefire initiative, citing the ceremony in Egypt and ongoing efforts with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will visit on Friday.
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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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