The comments — the first clear public reaction from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office — follow a deadly weekend in the Gaza Strip that saw at least 19 people killed, according to the local health ministry.

Experts suggest the president’s surprise announcement that Hamas would begin disarming will bring more complications for both sides.

It’s been hailed as a potential breakthrough in Gaza, after Donald Trump announced late Thursday that Hamas had agreed to disarm, a key next step in the US-brokered peace plan for…

Israel shared serious security concerns with the White House about the Hamas disarmament deal. Intelligence suggests Hamas continues to rearm and rebuild its military…