US Forces Call on Hamas to Surrender Weapons Without Delay

US President Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas "violently" amid moves by the group to reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting what it called "collaborators".

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said if Hamas failed to disarm within "a reasonable period of time" then "we will disarm them". He did not say when he expects the group to surrender its weapons.

His comments came as footage circulated online showing a public execution and other displays of force by Hamas fighters in Gaza since the US-brokered ceasefire began last week.

The execution - which is verified to be geolocated to a junction in central Gaza City - follows Hamas's pledge to crush "lawlessness" in the Strip.

Other verified clips have shown armed men wearing insignia identifying them as members of Hamas's internal security force on patrol and masked fighters firing on unarmed men.

Analysts told that the show of force is at least partially intended to counter armed clans which have increasingly challenged the group's hold on the Strip over the past two years.

Tensions between Hamas and some of the groups it is now fighting stretch back before the war. Some - like the Dughmush clan - have historically been involved in smuggling over the Strip's border with Israel, an expert told. Recent clashes between Dughmush and Hamas left more than 50 people dead, including 12 Hamas members.