State Department warns Hamas may break ceasefire with attack on Gaza people

The US State Department warned on Saturday that there were “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ban Peace agreement with a “planned attack” on Palestinian civilians.

“This planned attack on Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and serious violation of the ceasefire agreement and undermine the significant progress made through mediation efforts,” the department said in a statement on social media. “The guarantors demand that Hamas fulfill its obligations under the ceasefire conditions.”

The statement concluded: “The United States and the other guarantors remain resolute in their commitment to ensuring the safety of civilians, maintaining calm on the ground, and promoting peace and prosperity for the people of Gaza and throughout the region.”

After two years of war in the region following the attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force last weekend.

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Hamas members searched for the bodies of the hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

On Monday, the 20 remaining surviving Israeli hostages were returned to Israel in accordance with the agreement more than a dozen remains of the hostages killed are still under Hamas control.

The State Department added that “measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire” if Hamas continues the attack.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued a warning on Truth Social after footage was shared online showing Hamas militants executing Palestinians in Gaza City’s main square.

“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,” he wrote.

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According to Reuters, at least 33 people have been executed by Hamas in recent days, in what officials described as a campaign to “show strength” following the ceasefire. According to Israeli sources, most of those killed belonged to families accused of collaborating with Israel or supporting rival militias.

Trump later clarified that US troops would not invade Gaza.

In this still image from a verified social media video confirmed to Reuters by a Hamas source, seven men are forced to their knees and shot from behind by Hamas gunmen during public executions in Gaza on October 14. (Reuters)

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“It won’t be us,” he told reporters. “We don’t have to. There are people close by who will go in and do the trick easily, but under our auspices.”

Efrat Lachter of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.