WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The U.S. State Department said Saturday there are “credible reports” that Hamas may violate the Constitution. ceasefire attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza;
If an attack were to take place, it would be a “direct and significant violation” of the agreement signed by President Donald Trump to end the war. Two years of war between Israel and Hamassays the statement.
Details about the potential attack were not disclosed.
“If Hamas proceeds with this attack, steps will be taken to protect Gaza residents and maintain the integrity of the ceasefire,” the State Department said.
President Trump previously warned on social media: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not a deal, we will have no choice but to move in and kill them.”
The U.S. president later clarified that he would not send U.S. troops to Gaza after launching threats against Hamas.
“That’s not us,” he told reporters. “There’s no need for that. There are people who try to infiltrate very close, very close. They perform tricks very easily, but under our auspices.”
President Trump’s hostile comments represent a change from when he initially expressed equanimity about the Hamas killings, saying he had taken out “some very bad gangsters.”
