WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming nationwide safety adviser, Mike Waltz, mentioned on Sunday that if Hamas reneges on the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, the USA will assist Israel “in doing what it has to do.”
He added in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” “Hamas will never govern Gaza. That is completely unacceptable.”
Waltz mentioned Trump and his workforce have made clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including “I want the Israeli people to hear me loud and clear.”
“If Hamas reneges on this deal and Hamas backs out, moves the goalpost, what have you, we will support Israel in doing what it has to do,” he mentioned.
Waltz was additionally optimistic concerning the Trump administration having the ability to dealer a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia as a part of the Abraham Accords.