Washington : President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza remains in place, even after renewed violence that left dozens dead. He reaffirmed the United States’ support for Israel’s right to respond if attacked, saying the country “should hit back” when provoked.

Trump made the remarks following reports that an Israeli soldier was killed in a recent clash, prompting Israeli airstrikes that, according to Gaza health officials, killed at least 26 people. Despite the surge in violence, Trump insisted that the ceasefire “still holds” and that “nothing will jeopardize it.”

The ceasefire, brokered earlier this month with U.S. support, brought an end to nearly two years of hostilities that began with the 2023 Hamas attacks on southern Israel. It wa

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