Palestinian militants wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, monitor vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross as they collect the remains of Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas in Gaza City, Gaza, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg/Getty Images
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that if Hamas keeps killing people in Gaza, “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” marking a sharp escalation of his rhetoric against the group as he tries to maintain a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel.
The threat – just three days after the deal was signed in the Middle East – came amid reports that Hamas fighters have used the truce to quickly and violently reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting Pales