Hours before two Palestinian men killed at least six people in Jerusalem, US President Donald Trump had issued an ultimatum for Hamas, saying that the group must accept a deal put forward by the US and agreed to by Israel. “There will not be another warning,” Trump said on social media. The deal would require the release of all hostages by Hamas in exchange for Israel releasing Palestinians it holds. The World’s Shirin Jaafari speaks with Host Carolyn Beeler about the latest.
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