President Trump said it was time to “finish the job” and “get rid” of Hamas after the US deemed the militant group was not “acting in good faith” during negotiations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the US are considering “alternative options” after they recalled negotiators from talks.

As U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff cuts ceasefire talks in Qatar short, President Trump indicated that fighting could soon escalate between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell reports.

Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" on a new Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Trump said after the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiations from Qatar.

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 25 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Palestinian militant group Hamas did not want to make a deal on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House one day after his Middle East peace envoy,