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They have to be good, and if they’re not good, they’ll be eradicated – Donald Trump, US President Warns Hamas
Speaking on the recent developments in the Middle East at the Oval Office, Trump emphasised that the militant group must ‘be good’ and ‘behave’ to avoid severe consequences.
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A day after Israel claimed that Hamas had violated the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to the militant group, saying it would face ‘eradication’ if it violated a truce in the region.
According to media reports,Speaking on the recent developments in the Middle East at the Oval Office, Trump emphasised that the militant group must ‘be good’ and ‘behave’ to avoid severe consequences.
“We have peace in the Middle East for the first time ever. We made a deal with Hamas that, they gonna be very good. They’re going to behave, they’re going to be nice, and if they’re not… we’re going to eradicate them if we have to. They’ll be eradicated — and they know that,” the US President said.
He accused Hamas of past violence and suggested the group no longer enjoys significant external backing, particularly from Iran.
“They went in and killed a lot of people. They’re violent people. Hamas has been very violent. But they don’t have the backing of Iran anymore. They don’t have the backing of really anybody anymore. They have to be good, and if they’re not good, they’ll be eradicated,” Trump added.
The US President also stressed that Washington would not deploy troops for this purpose, stating that there would be ‘no involvement of US forces’.
Trump’s remarks came during his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Oval Office, where both leaders signed a multi-billion dollar agreement on critical minerals and defence cooperation.