"Finish the job": Trump says Israel must "get rid" of Hamas after ceasefire talks break down

President Trump has signaled that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should escalate the war in Gaza to "get rid" of Hamas. This comes after the breakdown in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. Trump made the comments after a phone call with Netanyahu, stating that Hamas doesn't want to make a deal and that Israel needs to "finish the job" and "clean it up". The humanitarian situation in Gaza is increasingly catastrophic, with reports of Palestinians dying of starvation. Israel has been hunting down Hamas militants in Gaza for nearly two years, killing thousands of fighters, but Hamas has not changed its core demands for a ceasefire and hostage deal. The breakdown in negotiations occurred after Israel agreed to a ceasefire proposal, but Hamas attempted to make a counter-offer which Israel rejected. The US and Israel are now considering "alternative options" to bring the hostages home, but it's unclear what these alternatives are. A senior Israeli official stated that it's necessary to create a crisis to break the deadlock in talks, but not in Israel's interests for the talks to collapse completely. The crisis in Gaza is growing increasingly dire, with the UN and other agencies reporting catastrophic humanitarian conditions.