US warns of imminent Hamas 'attack on Palestinian civilians,' says it would violate truce

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "Somebody will go in" to Gaza, he said in response to a reporter's question, but "it's not going to be us." "We won't have to enter" the Strip, Trump continued.
50% : Trump claimed on Tuesday that he had given Hamas "approval for a period of time" to carry out the killings, asserting that the terror organization was targeting some "very bad gangs.
50% : " By Wednesday, though, the commander of US forces in the Middle East called on Hamas to immediately stop attacks on "innocent Palestinian civilians" and begin "disarming without delay" Hours later, Trump told CNN he was doing "more research on it...
50% : It could be gangs plus." On Thursday, he wrote: "If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them." While Trump spoke in "we" terms when talking about who would carry out his threat against Hamas, he has in the past clarified that he is referring to Israel regarding such retribution and that US troops will not be needed in Gaza, which the US president reiterated later Thursday.
46% : Nonetheless, the State Department statement warned that, "should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire.

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