WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced on Saturday that it has received “credible reports” indicating that Hamas may violate the ceasefire by launching an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

If such an attack occurs, it “would constitute a direct and grave violation” of the agreement brokered by President Donald Trump aimed at ending the two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas, the statement said. No further details were disclosed regarding the potential attack.

“Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,” the State Department added.

Earlier, President Trump warned on social media that “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.” However, the U.S. president later clarified that he would not send American troops into Gaza despite his earlier threat.

“It’s not going to be us,” Trump told reporters. “We won’t have to. There are people very close, very nearby that will go in and they’ll do the trick very easily, but under our auspices.”

This shift in tone followed Trump’s initial nonchalant remarks about Hamas killings, during which he stated they had taken out “a couple of gangs that were very bad.”
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