India, Oct. 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Palestinian group Hamas that it would be "eradicated" if it fails to honour the Gaza peace deal with Israel.

"We made a deal with Hamas that they're going to be very good, they're going to behave, they're going to be nice," Trump told reporters at the White House as he met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

"And if they're not, we're going to go and we're going to eradicate them, if we have to. They'll be eradicated, and they know that," the US President added.

Trump's remarks came a day after Israel launched strikes against Hamas in Gaza and suspended aid shipments as it blamed the group for an ambush that killed two soldiers. At least 45 Palestinians have been kill...