On Monday, a peace plan for Gaza was signed in Egypt. On the same day before noon Hamas handed over to the global Red Cross Committee 20 Israeli hostages kidnapped on October 7, 2023, who were inactive alive. Their release was the first phase in the implementation of the truce in force since Friday. The organization has besides committed itself to handing over the bodies of 28 dead in captivity, but so far only 4 have been transferred.
CNN asked U.S. president Donald Trump about the anticipation of Israel reacting if Hamas refused to disarm. Trump suggested that Israel could immediately resume operations in Gaza.
If Israel could come back and kick their ass, he would. – stated clearly.
Gangs in the Gaza Strip
Donald Trump besides stressed that Hamas is presently taking action against violent gangs in the region. Earlier, the president acknowledged that the organization had received a temporary approval to fight crime in the Gaza Strip. As he explained, he is not afraid about the killings of Hamas due to the fact that the group is fighting against very bad gangs.
Israel may attack
Wednesday, the president of the United States told journalists in the Oval Office that Hamas had to disarm himself, stressing that Israel would otherwise take defensive action. At the same time, he assured that American forces would not be needed for this.
We'll aid Israel. We have many another countries. Many of these countries have comparatively strong military capabilities.... And Hamas has no backup. Hamas had the support of Iran. And now Iran says not to affect them. said Trump.
Reduction of humanitarian aid
On Tuesday evening Hamas handed Israel 4 coffins with bodies of hostages, acting with the support of the global Committee of the Red Cross. Although the truce predicted that by Monday all 28 dead bodies would be transferred, only part of the work had been fulfilled. In response, Israel left a closed Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and reduced the number of humanitarian trucks from 600 to 300 per day.
Christian Cardon, spokesperson for the global Committee of the Red Cross, stressed that the location and extraction of the bodies of hostages is simply a complex and time-consuming process. Hamas pointed out that the difficulty in uncovering the remains could make them not all pass on for respective consecutive days.
