I think they want to die, and it's really, really bad. In the end, you get into a situation where you have to finish the job, said Trump about Hamas to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday.
The statement comes the day after the US called home its negotiating team from Qatar, where Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said that Hamas's latest response to the negotiations showed a "lack of will" to reach a ceasefire.
Whether Trump's statement is a sign that the talks are about to break down completely, or if it is a tactical move to shake and try to break the deadlock, is unclear, writes CNN.
Trump did not want to comment further on his latest talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, other than to describe them as a "disappointment".
They will have to fight and they have to clean this up. They have to get rid of them, he said about Israel attacking Hamas.
