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Trump: 'If Hamas doesn't stop killing, we'll have no choice but to kill them'
US President Donald Trump is threatening to"go in and kill them" if Hamas continues killing people in the Gaza Strip. He issued this warning Thursday on his online platform, Truth Social.
"If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the agreement, we will have no choice but to intervene and kill them," Trump said, referring to the recent ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian terror organization and Israel. The president did not specify which troops would be deployed to the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, there was a great deal of international outrage over footage of Hamas executing men accused of collaborating with Israel. The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank condemned the violence.
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Trump expects rapid expansion of the Abraham Accords
US President Donald Trump says he expects a swift expansion of the Abraham Accords, the treaties that normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and other Middle Eastern countries. According to Trump, Saudi Arabia could also join.
"I hope Saudi Arabia joins quickly," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network."I think once Saudi Arabia joins, everyone will join." He reportedly recently spoke with several countries open to formally normalizing ties with Israel.
The first Abraham Accords were signed during Trump's first term with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Morocco and Sudan later joined.
Rumors that Saudi Arabia would be willing to recognize Israel have been around for years, but after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, those plans were shelved.
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WFP: Reducing famine in Gaza will take time
It will take time to reduce the famine in Gaza, says a spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP). Gaza City remains inaccessible, and the number of trucks accessing the area is still insufficient, according to the UN agency.
Since the ceasefire began, the World Food Programme has brought approximately 560 tons of food per day into Gaza, but that's still far short of what's needed. While 57 trucks of food were able to enter the area on Thursday, the organization aims to increase that to 80 to 100 per day.
Because border crossings in northern Gaza, such as Zikim and Erez, remain closed, the UN agency is unable to distribute food in Gaza City. Trucks are also barely able to reach northern Gaza due to damaged and blocked roads.
The Rafah border crossing was expected to reopen on Sunday, but Israel has said it cannot be used for emergency aid.
