'Gravely concerned': Top lawmaker sounds off on Trump's major foreign policy claim

A top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee sounded off during an interview on CNN over President Donald Trump's latest comments about the war between Israel and Hamas.

Trump held a press conference on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Trump's Florida abode, Mar-a-Lago, where Trump expressed optimism about moving on to the second phase of the alleged peace deal between the two forces.

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) discussed Trump's comments on CNN's "The Lead" after the press conference ended.

"What I amgravely concerned about is how Mr. Trump doesn't seem to stayfocused long enough on what isgoing on," Dean said, noting that lawmakers have sent a letter to the president about the state of affairs between Israel and Hamas.

The first phase of the alleged peace plan required both sides to abide by a ceasefire and for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages, dead or alive. Both sides have accused the other of violating the ceasefire agreement. According to a report by Al Jazeera, Israel has killed more than 400 Palestinians since agreeing to the ceasefire on October 10. Another 1500 Palestinians have been injured in attacks conducted by Israel, according to the report.

Dean said lawmakers told Trump in their letter to ensure Netanyahu was abiding by the peace agreement and to ensure the rebuilding of Gaza takes place in a humanitarian way.

"Those thingsare not happening at the speedand with the required elementsthat need to take place," Dean said. "So I'mworried about it."