President Donald Trump has sent Hamas a final warning just days after finalizing his historic peace deal in the Middle East.
Trump brokered and finalized his landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas on October 13, over two years after the brutal conflict was ignited by the October 7 terrorist attack. Since the signing, skirmishes have broken out in Gaza, with Israel briefly resuming strikes and pausing aid in the region, killing dozens of Palestinians.
'They have to be good, and if they're not good, they will be eradicated.'
Israel justified the strikes by claiming two IDF soldiers were killed by Hamas militants. At the same time, other reports claimed the United States had intelligence that an Israeli bulldozer mistakenly ran over undetonated ordnance, prompting pressure from the White House to halt the strikes and continue providing aid to the region.
In the aftermath of the violent flare-ups that took place over the weekend, Trump cautioned Hamas that our allies in the region remain ready to eradicate the group.
"Numerous of our NOW GREAT ALLIES in the Middle East, and areas surrounding the Middle East, have explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm, informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to go into GAZA with a heavy force and 'straighten out Hamas' if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us," Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday.
"The love and spirit for the Middle East has not been seen like this in a thousand years!" Trump added. "It is a beautiful thing to behold! I told these countries, and Israel, 'NOT YET!' There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right. If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!"
Trump's repeated calls to eradicate Hamas have raised questions about the extent of America's involvement in the conflict. Last week, Trump said, "We will have no choice but to go in and kill [Hamas]," if Hamas didn't adhere to the term of the ceasefire. After violence broke out over the weekend, Blaze News asked Trump to clarify who "we" is.
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"When you say, 'We are going to eradicate Hamas,' who is 'we'?" Blaze News asked. "Does that include American boots on the ground?"
"No. It won't be on the ground at all," Trump replied from the Cabinet Room Monday.
Trump told Blaze News that allies in the region would voluntarily "eradicate" Hamas so long as the United States signed off on it.
"I mean, we've had countries calling me when they saw some of the killing with Hamas, saying, 'We'd love to go in and take care of the situation ourselves,'" Trump said. "In addition you have Israel would go in in two minutes if I asked them to go in. I could tell them, 'Go in and take care of it.' But right now we haven't said that. We're gonna give it a little chance, and hopefully there will be a little less violence, but right now, you know, they're violent people. Hamas has been very violent."
"They have to be good, and if they're not good, they will be eradicated," he added.
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President Donald Trump was enthusiastically welcomed to Israel after brokering a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, leading to the release of all the remaining living hostages in the region.
Trump arrived in Israel to find newspapers praising the peacemaker, roaring applause and standing ovations in the Knesset, and even some attendees wearing MAGA-style hats celebrating the "peace president." The 20 remaining living hostages were returned to their families on Monday.
'I got my life back thanks to you.'
For the first time in over two years, Hamas no longer holds any living hostages thanks to Trump's historic peace deal.
"After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families, and it is glorious," Trump said in his address to the Knesset. "Twenty-eight more precious loved ones are coming home at last to rest in this sacred soil for all of time. ... The sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace."
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Trump met with all the families of the hostages following their release, many of them recounting the horrors that took place on October 7, 2023. The hostages also expressed overwhelming gratitude for Trump's peace deal, saying if it were not for him, they might not be alive.
One hostage told Trump about meeting, for the first time, his 14-month-old daughter, who was born while he was in captivity.
“I got my life back thanks to you and your staff," the freed hostage told Trump. "I came back here, met my baby girl when she was already 14 months old, and now, life is full."
"Your name will be remembered for generations," another hostage family said.
Trump later greeted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Sharm El Sheikh, where regional leaders will finalize the peace deal during the International Gaza Peace Summit.
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President Donald Trump once again has gone off script, this time during his historic address to Israel's Knesset on Monday.
Trump traveled to Israel Sunday to deliver remarks and celebrate the landmark peace deal the administration brokered between Israel and Hamas. During the speech, Trump admitted he went off script when he urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
'Who the hell cares?'
"Hey, I have an idea," Trump said. "Mr. President, why don't you give [Netanyahu] a pardon?"
Trump promptly received another standing ovation from the Knesset. Notably, the majority of the Knesset share a political affiliation with Netanyahu, who is part of the right-wing Likud party.
"That was not in the speech, as you probably know," Trump added. "But I happen to like this gentleman right over here, and it just seems to make so much sense. Whether we like it or not, this has been one of the greatest wartime presidents. Cigars and champagne, who the hell cares?"
Trump has previously expressed support for pardoning Netanyahu, who he says is the victim of a legal "witch hunt."
"Such a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has given so much, is unthinkable to me," Trump said in a Truth Social post in June. "He deserves much better than this, and so does the State of Israel. Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State."
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"Perhaps there is no one that I know who could have worked in better harmony with the President of the United States, ME, than Bibi Netanyahu," Trump added. "It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu. THIS TRAVESTY OF 'JUSTICE' CAN NOT BE ALLOWED!"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed optimistic after President Donald Trump revealed his administration's latest effort to end the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu came out in support of Trump's latest peace proposal during a joint press conference at the White House Monday. The 20-point proposal includes demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the unconditional return of Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Gazan prisoners, and establishing a "Board of Peace," which will be chaired by Trump, to oversee the redevelopment of Gaza. The proposal was met with applause from some staffers, Cabinet members, and Israeli media.
'This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way.'
With the peace deal seemingly earning Netanyahu's support, it is now up to Hamas to review and accept the terms of the agreement in order to bring an end to the war in Gaza.
"This is the closest we've ever come to real peace," Trump said during the press conference. "Not fake peace. Not political fools' peace."
Trump told reporters that Hamas "wants to get this done too," although it has not publicly taken a stance. In the event that Hamas rejects the peace agreement, Netanyahu said Israel "will finish the job by itself."
"This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way," Netanyahu said. "But it will be done. We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done."
"If Hamas rejects the deal, Bibi, you will have our full backing to do what you have to do," Trump said.
Moments before the presser, Trump and Netanyahu held a call with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in order to put Israeli-Qatar relationships back "on a positive track." During the call, Netanyahu expressed "deep regret" for killing a Qatari serviceman and violating Qatari sovereignty after Israel conducted a strike on Doha targeting Hamas leadership in early September.
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Trump ultimately declined to take any questions from an eager press corps, citing ongoing negotiations. Trump also offered Netanyahu the option to take questions from Israeli press, which the Israeli leader declined. Notably, Netanyahu's popularity has steadily declined in Israel and in the United States as the war in Gaza approaches its second anniversary.
The press erupted with questions while both world leaders promptly left the press conference.
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President Donald Trump dismissed the claim of a Russian official as the commander in chief continues to negotiate peace talks with Ukraine.
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's minister of foreign affairs, recently said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not sign a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because he is viewed as an "illegitimate" leader. Trump shot down Lavrov's comments during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, saying, "Everybody is posturing."
'The issue of who is going to sign the deal on Ukrainian side is a very serious issue.'
"It doesn't matter what they say," Trump told reporters. "Everybody is posturing. It's all bullsh**t."
Trump also offered United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff the opportunity to chime in, to which he simply said, "I agree with you, sir." The room filled with reporters and government officials promptly erupted with laughter.
Notably, Zelenskyy's five-year presidential term was set to end in May 2024, but no elections have been called due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.
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Reporter: "This weekend Sergey Lavrov was saying Putin will not sign a peace deal with Zelenskyy because Russia views him as illegitimate..."
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Although the Trump administration has held separate summits with both Zelenskyy and Putin in recent weeks, Lavrov said there is "no planned meeting" between the two leaders.
In addition to challenging Zelenskyy's leadership, Lavrov reiterated the slew of preconditions Russia is demanding from Ukraine. Some of these preconditions include Ukraine agreeing not to join NATO, "the discussion of territorial issues," and for Zelenskyy to cancel any legislation "prohibiting the Russian language."
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"Irrespective of when this meeting might take place, and that must be very well prepared, the issue of who is going to sign the deal on Ukrainian side is a very serious issue," Lavrov said over the weekend.
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