US President Donald Trump secured Benjamin Netanyahu's backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, but the Israeli prime minister warned he would "finish the job" against Hamas if the Palestinian militants fail to accept it.
Hamas had yet to give its judgment on the proposal that Trump unveiled alongside Netanyahu at the White House, leaving the fate of the 20-point plan to end the nearly two-year-old war mired in uncertainty.
"I support your plan to end the war in Gaza which achieves our war aims," Netanyahu said in a joint press conference with Trump.
"If Hamas rejects your plan, Mr President, or if they supposedly accept it and then then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself."
Trump insisted peace in the Middle East was "beyond very