President Donald Trump has confirmed that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is still intact after the two sides exchanged fire over the weekend.
Trump seemed to blame Hamas terrorists in Gaza for opening fire on Israeli soldiers, killing two of them.
Israel then launched a series of air strikes on Gaza.
Hamas is being “quite rambunctious,” Trump said from Air Force One.
However, the president added he believes its leadership “isn’t involved in that.”
Trump appears to believe that rogue terrorists are still on the ground in Gaza, and they are the ones responsible for the attack.
The ceasefire is “still in place,” even though both sides accuse the other of violating it, he said.
It’s about par for the course in the Middle East, where peace in Israel has never lasted long.
So far, Israel has withdrawn most of its soldiers from Gaza.
The Israeli government has also allowed food and medical aid to flow in.
Hamas returned all the living hostages it held back to Israel, along with the remains of 12 of the 28 dead ones.
Before the ceasefire, Hamas said that it would take some time to locate the remains of all the dead hostages.
Israel countered by saying the Rafah border crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt would stay closed until all the remains were returned.
Clearly, there are still tensions between the two sides, and Hamas has not yet disarmed.
Trump threatened last week that if Hamas terrorists didn’t disarm voluntarily, they would be disarmed by force.
However, American forces will not be intervening.
Part of the peace plan that hasn’t yet been implemented calls for Hamas’s disarmament.
Hamas has not yet agreed to that part of the deal.
On Saturday, the State Department said it had intel that Hamas is planning an attack on civilians in Gaza.
Such a move would definitely violate the ceasefire terms.
In that case, the U.S. said it would take action to “protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire.”
“The United States and the other guarantors remain resolute in our commitment to ensuring the safety of civilians, maintaining calm on the ground, and advancing peace and prosperity for the people of Gaza and the region as a whole,” the statement further read.
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