US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Hamas against violating the Gaza ceasefire, asking the militant group to “be good” or it would be “eradicated”.”We made a deal with Hamas that they’re going to be very good, they’re going to behave, they’re going to be nice,” he told reporters at the White House as he hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.”And if they’re not, we’re going to go and we’re going to eradicate them, if we have to. They’ll be eradicated, and they know that,” he added.He further claimed that Hamas had no support of Iran and said: “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.” “They got very rambunctious, and they did things that they shouldn’t be doing, and if they keep doing it, then we’re going to go in and straighten it out, and it’ll happen very quickly and pretty violently,” he said.Israeli forces, on Sunday, reported that militants fired on troops in parts of Rafah city within Israeli-controlled areas under the ceasefire. In response, Israel carried out strikes that killed 45 people, bringing the total death toll in Gaza since the ceasefire on Oct. 11 to 80. The Israeli military is marking the “yellow line” with concrete barriers and painted poles to prevent further clashes, with troops withdrawing behind it during the ceasefire. Hamas, which has accused Israel of multiple ceasefire violations, said its communication with units in Rafah has been cut off for months and claimed it is not responsible for incidents in the area. Meanwhile, under the ceasefire terms, Israel is still awaiting the return of the remains of 15 hostages, having already received 13, including one handed over Monday via the Red Cross.
