Meeting with Netanyahu: Trump threatens Hamas with penalties | EUROtoday

As of: December 30, 2025 2:38 a.m

During his assembly with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, US President Trump threatened the terrorist militia Hamas. They pays a excessive value in the event that they proceed to reject disarmament. Trump additionally warned Iran of the results.

US President Donald Trump has threatened the Islamist terrorist group Hamas with penalties if it doesn’t lay down its weapons as agreed within the “Gaza peace plan”. During his assembly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Republican stated he was not apprehensive about what Israel was doing, however relatively apprehensive “about what others are doing or maybe not doing.”

The USA isn’t in search of escalation, stated Trump. But he made it clear: “You have to disarm yourself within a relatively short period of time.” If Hamas fails to conform, it can “have to pay dearly.” He emphasised that different states within the Middle East had already introduced that they’d intervene if Hamas didn’t disarm itself as agreed. “If they don’t lay down their arms now, these countries will destroy them,” he stated.

Israel and the Islamist terrorist group Hamas agreed to the “peace plan” pushed ahead by the USA in October. There has been a ceasefire since October 10, however lethal violence continues.

Hamas rejects disarmament

Shortly earlier than Netanyahu’s go to to Trump, the armed wing of Hamas had already confirmed that it didn’t need to quit its weapons. “Our people defend themselves and will not give up their weapons as long as the occupation continues,” the brand new spokesman for the Essedin al-Kassam Brigades, who has taken the identify of former spokesman Abu Obeida, who was killed in August, stated in a video message on Telegram on Monday. Instead, he demanded that Israel quit its weapons.

The upcoming second section of Trump’s 20-point peace plan requires the disarmament of Hamas and the institution of a world stabilization pressure. To date, not the entire circumstances of the primary section of the plan have been met. Although all of Hamas’ remaining hostages have been launched, Israeli troops withdrew from elements of the Gaza Strip in return. The physique of a kidnapped hostage continues to be within the Gaza Strip.

Trump threatens Iran

At the assembly in Florida, Trump and Netanyahu additionally mentioned the West Bank and Iran. On the problem of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, each should not “100 percent” in settlement, Trump stated. It’s completely different with Iran: If the nation rejects an settlement and continues its missile and nuclear applications, Trump will assist Israeli assaults on Iran.

Trump was much more decisive about Iran’s nuclear program: The USA would intervene “immediately” if crucial. “We will do it immediately,” Trump stated of attainable assaults if diplomatic makes an attempt fail and Iran continues its nuclear program.

A key adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wrote in a publish on Platform X that Iran’s missile capability and protection can’t be restricted and doesn’t require permission. Ali Shamkhani warned: “Any aggression will be met with an immediate harsh response beyond the imagination of its planners.”

With info from Carsten Kühntopp

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