US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

WEST PALM BEACH Fla AP The U S State Department noted Saturday that it has credible reports that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza If the attack takes place it would constitute a direct and grave violation of the agreement forged by President Donald Trump to end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas the report mentioned No further details were disclosed about the feasible attack Should Hamas proceed with this attack measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire the State Department reported Trump previously warned on social media that if Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza which was not the Deal we will have no choice but to go in and kill them The U S president later clarified he won t send U S troops into Gaza after launching the threat against Hamas It s not going to be us he informed reporters We won t have to There are people very close very nearby that will go in and they ll do the trick very easily but under our auspices Trump s hostile rhetoric represented a shift after initially expressing nonchalance about Hamas killings saying they had taken out a couple of gangs that were very bad