Trump Slams Hamas for Ceasefire Collapse, Mocks Macron Over Palestine Recognition

In a fiery statement from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Hamas for stalling Gaza ceasefire talks, saying the militant group "doesn’t want a deal—they want to die." Trump doubled down on his support for Israel, echoing Israeli PM Netanyahu’s growing frustration as hostage talks hit a dead end. The comments come just a day after Trump's Middle East peace envoy Steve Witkoff returned from Doha, blaming Hamas for the diplomatic collapse. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise move to recognise Palestinian statehood has triggered backlash from both Washington and Tel Aviv. Trump dismissed the gesture as symbolic and irrelevant: “Macron’s words don’t carry any weight.” With Israel now weighing “alternative” military options, and international concern mounting over starvation in Gaza, is a wider regional escalation inevitable?