U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held an end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C. The event was lengthy, lasting over two hours, while covering a wide range of U.S. foreign policy topics under President Donald Trump.
Read More Rubio outlines U.S. foreign policy in year-end briefing, addresses questions on Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela
Vice President JD Vance announced that an international coalition currently being formed will be tasked with disarming Hamas as the Trump administration seeks to ensure President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace proposal remains intact.
Read More Vance: International security force being formed will be tasked with disarming Hamas as U.S. troops ‘supervise and mediate’
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas via his Truth Social platform, stating that if the terrorist group continues executing Palestinians in Gaza, those working to stabilize the recent peace agreement would have “no choice but to go in and kill them.”
Read More Trump: ‘No choice but to go in and kill’ Hamas if public executions don’t stop — ‘not the deal’
President Donald Trump has warned of the consequences for Hamas if they fail to return the remaining hostages and submit to disarmament.
Read More Trump: If Hamas doesn’t fulfill ceasefire deal Israel could ‘return to those streets’
The Democrat mayoral front-runner for New York City, Zohran Mamdani, repeatedly avoided saying that Hamas should lay down its weapons, while doubling down on his promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Read More Zohran Mamdani refuses to ask Hamas to disarm, would have NYPD arrest Netanyahu
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas as the ceasefire deal moves into phase two, ordering the terror group to disarm, or “we will disarm them.”
Read More Trump demands Hamas disarm or ‘we will disarm them’ as fragile ceasefire deal moves into phase two