Israel’s Foreign Ministry launched a digital billboard ad campaign in New York’s Times Square on Sunday, highlighting Hamas atrocities against Palestinians and urging the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.
“At Times Square, our message is clear: Barely days into a ceasefire, Hamas turned its weapons on Palestinians to reassert control through fear & violence,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted on Sunday afternoon.
“The world watches. The ceasefire must be upheld. Hamas must go. Gaza must be demilitarized,” added the ministry in the X post.
At Times Square, our message is clear:
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) October 19, 2025
Barely days into a ceasefire, Hamas turned its weapons on Palestinians to reassert control through fear & violence.
The world watches. The ceasefire must be upheld. Hamas must go. Gaza must be demilitarized. pic.twitter.com/QWIglpDKXx
Citing a “Palestinian security source,” Reuters reported on Monday that Hamas terrorists executed 32 people. Hamas has said the killings are directed at “violent gangs” or individuals who collaborated with Israel.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the terrorist organization on Thursday, saying that “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.”
A previous day, a senior Trump administration adviser told reporters that efforts were underway to demilitarize Gaza under Trump’s plan.
“We’re defining a path that makes everyone feel safe,” the adviser, who declined to be named, told reporters. “It’s not realistic to expect people to just drop arms.”
The international stabilization force that Trump outlined in his 20-point peace plan “is starting to be constructed,” another Trump administration adviser said.
