A basic view of a U.S. State Division signal exterior the U.S. State Division constructing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025.
Annabelle Gordon | Reuters
The U.S. State Division stated Saturday that it has “credible studies” that Hamas might violate the ceasefire with an assault on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
If the assault takes place, it “would represent a direct and grave violation” of the settlement cast by President Donald Trump to finish the two-year warfare between Israel and Hamas, the assertion stated.
No additional particulars have been disclosed concerning the potential assault.
“Ought to Hamas proceed with this assault, measures will likely be taken to guard the folks of Gaza and protect the integrity of the ceasefire,” the State Division stated.
Trump beforehand warned on social media that “if Hamas continues to kill folks in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we can have no alternative however to go in and kill them.”
The U.S. president later clarified he will not ship U.S. troops into Gaza after launching the risk in opposition to Hamas.
“It isn’t going to be us,” he informed reporters. “We cannot must. There are folks very shut, very close by that can go in they usually’ll do the trick very simply, however underneath our auspices.”
Trump’s hostile rhetoric represented a shift after initially expressing nonchalance about Hamas killings, saying they’d taken out “a few gangs that have been very dangerous.”
