President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.

Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.

U.S. President Donald Trump said allies in the Middle East are enthusiastic about the idea of fighting Hamas in Gaza if it does not uphold the ceasefire agreement with Israel that he brokered under his 20-point peace plan.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that’s holding in Gaza, a day after the fragile deal faced its first major flareup as Israel threatened to halt aid transfers and killed dozens in strikes after it accused Hamas of killing two soldiers.

Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.

Trey Yingst reported that it was "not good news" coming out of Israel after Hamas violated the ceasefire agreement, according to the Israeli Defense Forces.

The body of a hostage handed over by Hamas on Monday night has been identified as that of Major Tal Haimi, 41, the Israeli military has said. His return means Hamas has handed over 13 out of 28 deceased hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal that began on 10 October.

One week ago, President Trump stood with world leaders in Egypt and declared, quote, "at long last, we have peace in the Middle East." His ceasefire plan brought the war in Gaza to a halt. But on Sunday,