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In other footage, at least two of the people carrying out the executions appeared to be wearing the green headbands typically worn by Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades. NBC News verified the location of the video inside Gaza but not that the men shown were members of Hamas.Hamas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incidents. Last month, before the current ceasefire, Hamas-led authorities said three men were executed after being accused of collaborating with Israel, Reuters reported at the time. Armed Hamas fighters seen on Gaza streets after ceasefire01:22President Donald Trump issued a clear warning about the violence on Thursday. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he posted on Truth Social. Asked at a press gathering whether he meant that U.S. troops could be involved, Trump said, “It’s not gonna be us. We won’t have to. 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Brad Cooper, said the truce brought by Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan marked a “historic opportunity for peace.””Hamas should seize it by fully standing down,” he said. Trump’s warning on Thursday followed comments earlier in the week in which he appeared to downplay the violence in Gaza, saying Hamas had taken out “a couple of gangs that were very bad,” before adding, “that didn’t bother me much.”Masked gunmen prepare to execute a group of men in Gaza City.via ReutersThe flashes of violence this week came as the U.S. and Israel continued to call for Hamas’ disarmament, a key stipulation of Trump’s plan and a longstanding sticking point in talks for a lasting truce.The Israeli military was accused of repeatedly opening fire on Palestinians this week amid the truce. The Israel Defense Forces acknowledged one incident Tuesday in which it said troops opened fire on people who came near forces stationed along the withdrawal line agreed under the first phase of Trump’s plan, which it said was a violation of the agreement.Armed fighters in Khan Younis, southern Gaza on Monday.Abed Rahim Khatib / DPA via Getty ImagesMichael Wahid Hanna, the U.S. program director at the International Crisis Group, a global nonprofit based in Brussels, said there was still a lack of clarity around how the disarmament of Hamas might actually play out.”None of this has been spelled out — what kind of weapons, under what conditions … none of it. 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