JD Vance visits Israel: Hamas will be ‘destroyed’ if it doesn’t cooperate

Vice President JD Vance warned Hamas on Tuesday, speaking to reporters at the new Civilian Military Cooperation Center (CMCC), which played a key role in the historic ceasefire agreement.

“The terms of the 20-point plan laid out by the president are very clear. It’s supported not only by Israel, but by all of our Gulf Arab friends. It’s that Hamas has to be disarmed. It’s that Hamas has to behave itself and that Hamas, all its fighters, can be given some kind of amnesty, but they’re not capable of killing each other and they’re not capable of killing each other. The Palestinians,” Vance said.

“Right now, from where I stand, I’m convinced that we’re at a place where this peace will last, where it’s sustainable, and if Hamas doesn’t cooperate, then, as the United States has said, Hamas is going to be destroyed,” Vance added.

The vice president’s warning came after President Donald Trump issued one of his own, warning that if Hamas does not act on the deal, the terrorist organization’s end will be “swift, fierce and brutal.”

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