I’m not talking about the ones in the windshields of airplanes carrying U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth . . . although those are certainly concerning enough.

In this case, the cracks already have begun to show in Donald Trump’s purportedly rock-solid peace treaty between Israel and Gaza, which he (perhaps prematurely) has predicted will bring a new “golden age” to the long-embattled Middle East.

Speaking before Israel’s Knesset (Parliament) on Monday, he stated clearly that, having supposedly solved one problem, his next priority is the more elusive one of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

But is it safe yet to turn his attention away from the Israel-Gaza conflict, leaving it to others to conclude the many remaining issues? Has he failed to notice the internal fighting already erupting in Gaza between armed clans and Hamas security forces, in which 27 people were killed on Sunday alone?

He clearly is aware of Hamas’ delay in returning the bodies of the remaining deceased Israeli hostages, which they say is due to the difficulty in retrieving them without special equipment . . . and of the fact that, of the four bodies initially returned, one has been confirmed as not being a known Israeli hostage.

Israel has now charged Hamas with violating the peace agreement, and stated that it will “not compromise” on the issue of hostage returns, saying that “the mission is not complete.” [Ben Hatton and Sean Seddon, BBC, October 15, 2025.]

And Trump himself has responded to the delay by saying that he will consider approving Israel’s resumption of military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the deal, telling CNN that Israeli forces could return to Gaza “as soon as I say the word. I had to hold them [the Netanyahu administration and IDF] back. I had it out with Bibi [Netanyahu].” [ BBC, October 15, 2025.]

Trump added: “What’s going on with Hamas — that’ll be straightened out quickly.” [Id.]

Right. The way he “straightened out” the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of his inauguration.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
10/15/25