JERUSALEM, Israel – President Trump has warned Hamas that the terror group had better disarm in the Gaza Strip or face the consequences. Israel's military, meanwhile, is pausing its pullback in some areas as Hamas delays in returning the bodies of hostages – a commitment, according to the peace agreement, that should have been completed by Monday.

President Trump cautioned, "We have told them we want disarm and they will disarm. And if they don't disarm, we will disarm them. And it'll happen quickly and perhaps violently. But they will disarm."

Israel has temporarily closed the Rafah Crossing into Gaza, accusing Hamas of breaking the agreement. It stipulated that all 48 hostages, alive and deceased, were to be returned by Hamas by noon on Monday, although Hamas said in advance that they

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