Donald Trump issues BIG warning to Hamas after Gaza summit: ‘If they don’t disarm…’
Trump made this statement during a bilateral lunch with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House. The meeting took place shortly after the US government announced a US$20 billion fiscal support package to help stabilize Argentina’s economy. Read on for more information on this subject.
United States president Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Hamas would be required to surrender its weapons under the terms of a recently negotiated peace deal, warning that the US would take action if it failed to do so. “They will disarm because they said they would disarm,” Trump said. “If they are not disarmed, we will disarm them.” “They know I don’t play games,” he added.
Trump made this statement during a bilateral lunch with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House. The meeting took place shortly after the US government announced a US$20 billion fiscal support package to help stabilize Argentina’s economy. His comments came a day after he hailed the Gaza ceasefire as the “historic dawn of a new Middle East”; He declared that the forces of “chaos, terror and destruction” had been defeated and the “long and painful nightmare” was finally over not only for Israelis but also for Palestinians.
The president’s statement on the disarmament of Hamas provided further clarity on the terms of the US-brokered peace deal, which he said would mark the beginning of a “Golden Age” for Israel and the Middle East. Trump underlined Washington’s firm stance on ensuring compliance, emphasizing that the militant group must stick to its promise to disarmament or face decisive action. Speaking at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, Trump said the ceasefire was not only an end to hostilities, but a transformative moment for the region. “It was not only the End of a war–it was the END of an age of terror and death,” he stated, adding that the entire region had endorsed the plan to demilitarise Gaza and disarm Hamas.
In his first US presidential speech to the Knesset since 2008, Trump described the peace agreement as an unprecedented regional consensus. “This long and difficult war is over. In an unprecedented success, almost the entire region approved the plan to demilitarize Gaza, disarm Hamas and ensure that Israel’s security will not be threatened,” he said. He noted that Israel had achieved everything it could through military means, and now it was time to turn these victories into lasting peace and prosperity. “Israel had won everything it could by force of arms. Now it was time to turn these victories over terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of PEACE and PROSPERITY for the entire Middle East,” Trump said. “In the Middle East, the forces of chaos, terror and destruction that had haunted the region for decades were now weakened… defeated. A new coalition of proud and responsible nations was emerging, and the enemies of entire civilizations were retreating because of us,” he added.
Trump said peace has finally come for both Israelis and Palestinians. “For so many families in this land, it had been years since they had seen a single day of true peace. But now, at last – not only for Israelis, but also for Palestinians and many others – the long and painful nightmare is finally over,” he said. Recalling the attacks of Hamas two years ago, Trump said that after great suffering, permanent peace has now been achieved. More than 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 people were kidnapped in the October 7, 2023 attacks. “Two years ago…thousands of innocent Israeli civilians were attacked by terrorists in one of the worst and most heinous desecrations of innocent life the world has ever seen…please know that America joins you in those two eternal oaths: NEVER FORGET and NEVER AGAIN,” Trump said.
He added that this moment will be remembered for generations as the point where everything started to change. “The generations that follow will be remembered as the moment when everything started to change… Israel’s GOLDEN AGE, like the United States now, will be the Golden Age of the Middle East,” he said. Trump described the ceasefire as not only the end of the conflict but the beginning of a new era. “This was not just the end of war; it was the end of the age of terror and death, the beginning of the age of faith, hope and God,” he said.
He said that after two years of darkness and captivity, the hostages returned to their homes and the region was finally at peace. “After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 brave hostages were returning to the glorious embrace of their families… And after years of incessant war and endless danger, the skies were calm, the guns were silent, the sirens were silent, and the sun rose at last over the peaceful Holy Land – a land and territory that will live in peace forever, God willing,” Trump said. Without going into further detail, Trump said his administration has “solved eight wars” during his tenure. “If we had gone to war, we would have won it in a way no one had ever won before… We would not be politically correct. We concluded 8 wars, including this one, in 8 months,” he said.
He stated that the “productive and responsible nations” of the Middle East should no longer be enemies but allies. “It was clearer than ever that the productive and responsible nations of this region should not be enemies or foes, but partners and, ultimately, friends,” Trump said. He called on Palestinians to seize this opportunity to move away from the conflict. “The Palestinians’ choice couldn’t have been clearer. This was their chance to turn away from the path of terror and violence for good… Gazans’ entire focus should have been on restoring the foundations… so they could finally have the better life their children deserve,” he said. Calling for an end to extremism and hatred, Trump called on leaders in the region to reject terrorism and anti-Semitism. “It should have been clear to everyone in the region that decades of fueling terrorism, extremism, jihadism and anti-Semitism have not worked… From Gaza to Iran, these violent hatreds have brought nothing but misery, pain, failure and death,” he said.
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