New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday (October 20) that he would give Hamas an opportunity to honor the Gaza truce deal with Israel, but issued a stark warning that the group would be "eradicated" if it fails to comply.

Speaking to reporters while hosting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, Trump said: "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. 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."

Trump emphasized that American forces would not participate directly against Hamas. He said that dozens of other countries, which have agreed to...