Trump claims Middle East allies ready to go into Gaza with 'heavy force' to 'straighten' out Hamas

WASHINGTON, DC:  President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning on Tuesday, October 21, stating that several US partners in and around the Middle East had offered to send forces into Gaza to "straighten" out Hamas if the militant group violated the negotiated ceasefire with Israel.

“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 our Hamas” if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us,” he said in a post on Truth Social. 

Trump warns of a 'furious and brutal end' to Hamas

Trump wrote that he has asked the allies and Israel not to attack Hamas for the time being, as he wants Hamas to do ‘what is right’.

“The love and spirit for the Middle East has not been seen like this in a thousand years! 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,” he stated.

He also warned Hamas, “If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!"

"I would like to thank all of those countries that called to help. Also, I would like to thank the great and powerful country of Indonesia, and its wonderful leader, for all of the help they have shown and given to the Middle East, and to the USA," the president concluded.

Trump says no to US forces in Gaza

When asked by reporters on Monday whether US forces might be deployed to Gaza, Trump said, “No, it won’t be on the ground at all.”

However, he added that he could order or urge Israeli military action, stating, “I could tell him (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), go in and take care of it.”

Allegedly referring to Hamas, he said to reporters, “They're going to be very good, they're going to behave, they're going to be nice, and if they're not, we're going to go and we're going to eradicate them.”

Trump calls Hamas 'a very violent group'

Addressing a recent assault on Israeli troops, Trump suggested that the violence was carried out by rogue elements rather than by Hamas’s central command.

“I don’t believe it was the leadership,” he said. “But they had some rebellion in there among themselves, and they killed some people.”

Calling Hamas “a very violent group,” the president added, “You probably noticed over the last 100 years, this is a very violent group of people… and they did things that they shouldn’t be doing.”

He also warned that any further attacks could trigger a rapid and forceful response.

“If they keep doing it, then we're going to go in and straighten it out, and it'll happen very quickly and pretty violently, unfortunately,” Trump said.

Despite the threats, Trump portrayed the ceasefire as holding for now and touted wide international support for the agreement. 

“You know, we have 59 countries that agreed to the deal,” he said.