'If Hamas Doesn't Behave...' Trump Backs Israel's 'Right To Respond' As Gaza Truce Hangs By Thread

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : However, US Vice-President JD Vance said the ceasefire was holding despite Tuesday's "skirmishes". Hamas had announced it would hand over the body of another hostage on Tuesday as demanded by Israel under the ceasefire deal.
43% : But Israeli forensic examination determined Hamas had in fact handed over partial remains of a hostage whose body had already been brought back to Israel around two years ago, according to Netanyahu's office.
36% : During the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the war, Hamas militants took 251 people hostage.
36% : Israel accuses Hamas of reneging by not returning them, but the Palestinian Islamist group says it will take time to locate the remains amid Gaza's war-ravaged ruins.
34% : Gaza's civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes on Tuesday despite the ongoing ceasefire, after the Israeli military accused Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce.
32% : Stressing that Israel was justified in taking military action if Hamas breaks its commitments under the cease-fire deal, Trump clarified that the United States will not be deploying troops to intervene but emphasised that the US backed Israel and allied countries would act swiftly.
29% : Hamas came under mounting pressure on Monday after it returned the partial remains of a previously recovered captive, which Israel said was a breach of the truce.
26% : Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Israel has the full right to respond to any violations and added that if Hamas does not "behave", it will be "eradicated".

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