Trump said 'rebellious' members of Hamas acting against US

US President Donald Trump said that Hamas's security deployment against criminal gangs and Israeli collaborators was the work of "rebellious" members of the group and not the leadership. 

"We made a deal with Hamas that they are going to be very good. They are going to behave. They are going to be nice...and if not, they will be eradicated," he said. 

"I don't believe it was the leadership," Trump added, in an apparent reference to Hamas's bid to reestablish security in Gaza. He attributed the fighting to "rebellious" members of the group. 

Trump originally said he approved of the deployment of Hamas security forces, but has since called for the group to disarm.