Middle East
Trump Threatens Hamas Over Disarmament as Hostage Deal Hits Snag
Vehicles transporting the bodies of four Israeli hostages arrive in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 15.
Photographer: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
US President Donald Trump demanded that Hamas return the bodies of deceased hostages and threatened the militant group with retaliation if it does not lay down its arms.
Trump’s comments Tuesday came after Israel prepared to limit the aid it lets into Gaza, developments that threatened the fragile US-led ceasefire that the president celebrated in the region just one day earlier.