The Israel-Hamas ceasefire entered a third day Tuesday, while US President Donald Trump said he doubted the fragile deal would hold.

“Gaza is like a massive demolition site,” Trump said as he signed a flurry of executive orders following his inauguration.

Asked whether he believed the two sides would maintain the truce, Trump said: “That’s not our war; it’s their war. But I’m not confident.”

Trump had claimed credit for the three-phase ceasefire agreement announced ahead of his return to the White House by Qatar and the United States, following months of fruitless negotiations under his predecessor Joe Biden.

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        They did their job. They made sure the current administration knows about it and does their owners’ bidding.

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          Israel killing a child in Gaza and violating the ceasefire in a single day is huge news.

          If Hamas killed an Israeli child during the ceasefire the front page of Reuters would have a spot left.

          No major newspaper besides Aljazeera has given it the time of day so far.

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            Israel killing a child in Gaza and violating the ceasefire in a single day is huge news.

            Nooo, it’s happened every time. And, since no one cared, they haven’t stopped.

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      Well, you see, Israel soldiers have to kill a certain number of children per week or else they’ll go feral. Obviously, these minimum necessary killings aren’t counted against the ceasefire. /s

      Israel has never followed a ceasefire if the requirements are “stop the killings”. They just slow the killings