Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that US President Donald Trump cannot pressure Hamas militarily, but he has three powerful tools that he can use to pressure the release of Israeli prisoners in Gaza.
It added that the first tool is to strike Hamas's sources of funding around the world by closing charitable organizations in the United States and North America in general, and by influencing the Europeans to act in a similar manner.
It pointed out that the second tool is for Trump to carry out his threats against the Iranians that he promoted during the election campaign, and to use Hamas as a justification for imposing them, which prompts Tehran to pressure the movement.
It stressed that the third tool is the direct threat to the residents of Gaza in general, by announcing that the United States will not participate in the reconstruction of the Strip if Hamas does not back down from its intransigence regarding the prisoner deal.
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Yedioth Ahronoth: Trump has 3 powerful tools to pressure Hamas over Israeli prisoners