President Trump’s insistence that the Gaza ceasefire is still holding is a welcome dose of reality in an atmosphere thick with panic and partisan spin. After weekend violence that saw Hamas-linked fighters attack Israeli forces, the president stood firm and refused to let the media’s doom-mongering order the narrative. His resolve to defend the terms of the truce is exactly the kind of leadership Americans expect when lives and liberty are on the line.
The Israel Defense Forces reported that two IDF soldiers were killed and several others wounded in the southern Gaza Strip, an attack that briefly tested the fragile agreement and triggered a robust Israeli response. The military said it carried out strikes against militant positions and later resumed enforcing the ceasefire, a clear sign that Jerusalem will not allow its soldiers to be picked off with impunity. These are not abstract diplomatic points; they are the blood-and-bones realities of defending a free nation against fanatical enemies.
Predictably, the left-leaning press leapt to equate Israel’s measured retaliation with a breakdown of the entire deal, ignoring the nuance that a defensive response does not automatically mean the ceasefire has failed. Israel’s strikes targeted terror infrastructure that threatened its troops and civilians, and while tragic civilian casualties are always a sorrow, the moral clarity is unmistakable: democracies must defend their people. Americans who care about honest reporting should be skeptical of any outlet that reflexively blames the defender and excuses the aggressor.
President Trump also made a sober, strategic point on Fox News when he declined to put a rigid timeline on disarming Hamas, recognizing that real security requires concrete verification and not empty promises. This is common-sense statesmanship: you don’t disarm a terrorist organization on a handshake and a press release. If the goal is lasting peace and the safe return of hostages, pressure and patience, backed by credible military and diplomatic safeguards, are essential.
Conservatives should be loud in supporting Israel’s right to defend itself and firm in demanding that any ceasefire include enforceable demilitarization of Hamas. Too many on the left treat ceasefires as ends in themselves rather than tools to secure a permanent and just peace. Real peace requires removing murderous regimes and criminal gangs from positions of power, not legitimizing them for headlines and photo ops.
Meanwhile, the claim from some quarters that these incidents prove the truce is dead is premature and politically motivated; Hamas itself has offered mixed statements and local rogue elements have been named as culprits — which underscores the fragility of negotiating with groups that tolerate violence as policy. That ambiguity is why strong American backing for Israel and pressure on Hamas through sanctions and targeted operations are nonnegotiable. We cannot negotiate with ambiguity while our allies’ soldiers die.
This moment should unite patriots: stand with Trump’s tough diplomacy, support Israel’s right to protect its people, and reject the appeasement crowd that would trade security for temporary headlines. America’s role is to back our allies, hold terrorists accountable, and insist that any ceasefire lead to real disarmament and a safer future for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Hard work, resolve, and moral clarity—not wishful thinking—will win peace.
