Trump warns Hamas ‘we’ll have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if carnage continues in Gaza
DONALD Trump has warned Hamas he will “go in and kill them” if bloodshed persists in the Gaza Strip.
His fierce warning seeks to end violence that has continued to plague Gaza, with Hamas executing “collaborators” and killing rivals in deadly gun battles.
Trump’s feelings on the violence seem to have hardened significantly.
He said on Tuesday that Hamas’s activities “didn’t bother me much”, suggesting the terror group had simply had taken out “a couple of gangs that were very bad”.
Then, he vowed that the US would force them to disarm – “perhaps violently” – if they refused to do so.
And writing on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump insisted he will have “no choice” but to go in guns-blazing if things don’t settle down.
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Hamas said it had recalled large numbers of its security forces, which mostly melted away during Israel’s operations in the Strip.
Their mission was to “cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators”, a spokesperson said.
Rival clans, some reportedly armed by Israel, grew in stature during the two-year war while Hamas was occupied with the IDF.
Now, the group appears to be cracking down and reasserting its superiority.
Horrifying videos emerged cold-blooded executions on the streets of Gaza just hours after the final surviving hostages were freed.
And dozens more were reportedly killed in violent skirmishes in Gaza City.
Meanwhile, Israel has threatened to “resume fighting” and shatter the peace deal after Hamas said it was unable to find any more hostage bodies.
The terror group was supposed to hand over 28 bodies by Monday as the last 20 living captives were returned after two traumatic years.
But 19 Israeli dead remained in the blitzed coastal strip amid fears Hamas is keeping bargaining chips and playing sick games with families desperate for closure.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to “resume fighting” at a state event commemorating the October 7 attacks yesterday.
He said: “The struggle is not over, but one thing is clear today: Anyone who raises a hand against us already knows he will pay a very heavy price for his aggression.
“We are determined to complete the victory that will shape the order of our lives for many years.”
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to ready a plan to crush” the Palestinian terrorist group.
He said: “If Hamas refuses to comply with the agreement, Israel, in coordination with the United States, will resume fighting and act to achieve a total defeat of Hamas.”
Further pressure grew on Trump’s 20-point long term plan as Hamas appeared to be flouting his plea to disarm and carry on killing in Gaza turf wars.
Tension rose again following the return of two slain Israeli hostages, artist Inbar Haiman, 27, and Muhammad el-Atrash, a 39-year-old army tracker who died battling terrorists on October 7.
Inbar’s family said: “Our beloved Inbar has come home. To her parents, to her brother, to us.
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“We are certain that if Inbar were here with us today, she would urge us to continue fighting for all 19 of her fellow hostages who remain in captivity.”
Meanwhile, Israel and Houthi chiefs confirmed the military leader of the Yemen-based terror group Muhammad al-Ghamari had died from wounds suffered in an Israeli strike in June.