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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Hamas with a "harsh response" if the group does not disarm.
"I think Hamas will disarm, as they promised," Trump said, speaking at the first meeting of the Peace Council in Washington, D.C. "If they don't, you know, they're going to face a harsh response."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the White House agrees that Hamas must disarm and Gaza must be demilitarized before reconstruction of the strife-torn territory can begin, media reports said.
Hamas on Tuesday called on the "Peace Council" to intervene and end ongoing Israeli "violations" of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, warning that Israel could use the council meeting as cover to continue its military campaign.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a televised address on Tuesday that the events of the past four months indicate that Israel has not ended the war, but has merely changed its instruments and forms. He said that "the killings, displacement, siege, and starvation" continue.
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