Trump warned that Hamas would be “eradicated” if it did not respect the fragile ceasefire with Israel.
Fighters from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in an anti-Israeli military parade in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: AFP
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that allied Middle Eastern countries were prepared to send troops to Gaza, at his request, to confront Hamas if the group did not stop its alleged violations of his peace plan.
The threat comes a day after Trump warned that Hamas would be “eradicated” if the group did not meet the expectations of the deal, which brought a fragile ceasefire to the two-year war with Israel.
“Many of our NOW MAJOR ALLIES in the Middle East and areas surrounding the Middle East have informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to enter GAZA with heavy force and ‘straighten out our (sic) Hamas’ if Hamas continues to act badly,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
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The message comes as US Vice President JD Vance visits Israel with two other Trump envoys, seeking to shore up the peace plan after weekend violence in Gaza raised fears the truce could quickly collapse.
Trump said he told Israel and its Middle East allies who would be willing to confront Hamas: “NOT YET!” »
“There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right. If it does not, the end of Hamas will be QUICK, FURRY and BRUTAL!” he warned.
