President Donald Trump has warned Hamas that if violence within Gaza continues, the United States “will have no choice but to go in and kill them.” The remark, issued on a Thursday after Trump initially downplayed the unrest, underscores rising concerns over the internal strife rattling the region.

Senator Peter Welch of Vermont is urging the Trump administration to pressure Israel to lift a nearly three-month blockade of essential supplies into Gaza, calling the situation ‘catastrophic’.