Trump warns Hamas as Gaza peace plan enters new phase: ‘If they don’t, we will disarm them’
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning to Hamas, saying the group must disarm “or we will disarm them,” as the second phase of his Gaza peace plan gets underway.
Speaking alongside Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Tuesday, October 14, at the White House, Trump told reporters, “They said they were going to disarm, and if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them.”
Pressed on how he would ensure that, Trump declined to elaborate. “I don’t have to explain that to you, but if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them,” he said.
“They know I’m not playing games.” The president added that disarmament could happen “quickly and perhaps violently,” but insisted it would occur within “a reasonable period of time.”
Trump says Hamas agreed to disarm in Gaza peace plan
Trump’s latest remarks come as his administration moves into the second phase of a 20-point Gaza peace plan, which he said “has already started.”
The initiative aims to stabilize Gaza following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and to lay the groundwork for humanitarian relief and reconstruction. Trump claimed he had received communication “through my people at the highest level” indicating that Hamas had agreed in principle to begin disarming.
Trump says Gaza peace plan’s next phase to rebuild and demilitarize region
During his visit to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the signing ceremony of the Gaza peace deal, President Donald Trump told reporters during talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that phase two of the peace effort “started, as far as we’re concerned.”
“The phases are all a little bit mixed in with each other. Gonna start cleaning up... if you look at Gaza, it needs a lot of cleanup,” he added.
Phase two focuses on stabilizing the region, ensuring the flow of humanitarian aid, and beginning Gaza’s physical and economic rebuilding. Trump’s broader 20-point plan also proposes the creation of an international “Board of Peace” to oversee redevelopment funds and prevent corruption in aid distribution.
The Trump administration has framed the Gaza peace plan as not just an effort to stop the fighting but to transform the region’s future.
Trump also outlined the humanitarian and security priorities of the peace plan while stressing that support for Gaza does not mean funding for violence or terror.
“We've all agreed that supporting Gaza must be done to lift up the people themselves. We don’t want to fund anything to do with bloodshed, hatred, or terror as has happened in the past,” he said. He called for Gaza to be "demilitarized" and for the establishment of a new civilian police force to ensure the safety of the people.
