On Monday night, President Trump said he was “not confident” that the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would hold through all three phases.
When asked by a reporter if he thinks the deal will last, Trump said, “I’m not confident. It’s not our war. It is their war. I am not confident. But I think they’re very weakened on the other side.”
While Trump said the conflict is not “our war,” the Israeli military is entirely reliant on US military aid to sustain operations in Gaza. According to Israeli officials, the Trump administration had agreed to provide more weapons as part of a deal to reach the ceasefire.
Trump also noted the mass destruction in Gaza, saying the enclave was like a “massive demolition site” and adding that it was a “phenomenal location on the sea.”
“You know, everything’s good. It’s like, some beautiful things could be done with it,” Trump said.
Pressure from Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, was key to getting Israel to agree to the deal, and there are signs Witkoff is determined to ensure it lasts, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he’s received a guarantee from the US that he could restart the genocidal war.
“[Trump] welcomed the agreement and rightly emphasized that the first stage of the agreement is a temporary ceasefire. That is what he said, ‘a temporary ceasefire,'” Netanyahu said over the weekend.
Netanyahu is under pressure from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other extremist elements of his government to not only restart the genocidal campaign but completely take over the Gaza Strip. Smotrich said he was given a guarantee from Netanyahu that after the first phase of the deal, which involves a 42-day ceasefire, Israel will begin the “gradual takeover of the entire Gaza Strip.”
Israel snipper already shot a 15 year old Palestinian. They are trying to provoke.
They are allowing the competition between IDF battalions in the killing of Palestinians to continue. Age of target don't matter.
”Alls we are saying is give Peace a chance!”…
Let us translate: Trump will take credit for current cease fire but if war breaks out again, he will not get involved.
He will get involved after Israel has cleared the entire Gaza strip. Then Trump will move in with his building crew, not for Palestinians but for Western rich vacationers.
Trump has not and will not make money off his job. That was your idol Crook Biden who did that for 50 years. Your projection has failed.
If you were paying attention, instead of focusing on smearing Trump, you would know that Trump caused a cease fire. That is involvement, positive involvement.
"Trump has not and will not make money off his job" LOL. Are you paying attention? What do you think the cry[to ball was for? Charity. LOL.
So was pardoning known police attackers also "positive" involvement?
Watch you distort.
You folks will be so upset it Trump is able to calm down this situation. You want it to do on forever so you can whine. Your attacks on Trump over this are far greater than the person who was in charge, Crook Biden. Go figure.
You are having trouble processing why people don't like your convicted felon President who lets other convicted police attacking felons go free.
Trump does not see Palestinians or dead bodies in Gaza. He sees Trump's vacation paradise buildings from sea to shining sea.
Trump has had NOTHING to do with any of that.
I guess this tells you who Trump's "all hell to pay" statement was aimed at. Otherwise, just like pudding brain before him, one phone call could make the cease fire "iron clad".
The mass slaughter has stopped in Gaza since Trump took power. It's not rocket science what happened. Trump told Bibi to stop killing Palestinian children because it sickens the whole of mankind.
We will see if your statement stands the test of time. Meanwhile as say in the gambling world what is the over/under when Israel will annex more land under trump's rule.
Great. But he just said he's not confident the cease fire will hold. Why would that be? Shouldn't one phone call to Netanyahu be all that is needed to ensure the cease fire does indeed last through all 3 phases? At least that's what I've been hearing. And he said it isn't our war. Does that mean he's going to end military aid to Israel and take away the military assets that Biden sent over to protect Israel's back?
What Trump says publicly and what he conveys privately to Bibi about what he wants done are two different things.
Maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. Only someone privy to those private communications could possibly know.
Sure, why not. I guess this will be the new norm for the next 4 years. Instead of interpretations of the stupid shit he says out loud, we'll now be told he says different stupid shit when he's in private.
He never said that to the criminal minister…! He doesn't give a rat ass about Palistinian people…!
Not our war… because our troops are not fighting the war… but we are the participant and controlling the mass inflow of weapons for their war….!
Trump's statement was huge. He did not side with Israel or claim involvement. He did not pledge allegiance to Israel.
It would be "huge" if he added that he won't support Israel's war and is cutting off all military aid.
Pay attention, trump was and will be in the future a huge supporter of Israel.
Yes…Huge fan of Genocide…!