Israeli request to postpone the reconstruction of Gaza and a pilot model regarding tunnels in Rafah

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority revealed that Tel Aviv has requested Washington to postpone the start of the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, coinciding with discussions about a pilot model regarding tunnels that will be implemented in the city of Rafah.

The authority stated that "Israel asked the United States not to begin the reconstruction of Gaza before demonstrating that Hamas is ready to disarm," noting that "neutralizing the tunnels in Gaza is one of the issues that will be discussed with the U.S. administration led by Donald Trump."

The Israeli authority indicated that the Trump administration wants to start a pilot model regarding the tunnels in Rafah, confirming that Tel Aviv agreed to that.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would give Hamas "a small chance" to respect the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip with Israel, but he vowed to "eliminate" the movement if it failed to do so.

Trump stated to reporters at the White House during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: "We have reached an agreement with Hamas that ensures their behavior is very good, and if they don't, we will eliminate them. And if we have to, they will be eliminated."

Trump's remarks came at a time when two of his senior envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after extensive Israeli airstrikes on Sunday threatened to destabilize the ceasefire, which was mediated by the U.S. president about two weeks ago.

Trump mentioned that U.S. forces would not participate in the fighting against Hamas, stating that dozens of countries that agreed to join an international force to maintain stability in Gaza "would be pleased to intervene."

He said: "In addition, Israel will be ready to enter within two minutes if I ask them to."

He continued: "But we haven't said that yet. We will give them a small chance, and we hope there will be less violence. But for now, as you know, they are violent people," he said.

Trump pointed out that "Hamas is now much weaker, especially with the exclusion of Iranian intervention, its regional supporter, following the American and Israeli strikes earlier this year."