Donald Trump has warned Hamas to ‘move quickly’ and release the hostages or else ‘all bets will be off’ amid efforts to broker a peace deal to end the violence in Gaza.
The president took to Truth Social on Saturday morning, issuing a sharp warning to the terrorist group to get the operation ‘done FAST.’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli Defense Forces to stop their advance in Gaza City and scale back operations ‘to a minimum,’ signaling a major shift in the conflict with Hamas since the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel.
‘I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed,’ Trump wrote.
‘Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off,’ he added. ‘I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again.’
‘Let’s get this done, FAST. Everyone will be treated fairly!’
Donald Trump warned Hamas to ‘move quickly’ and release the hostages or else ‘all bets will be off’ amid efforts to broker a peace deal to end the violence in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli Defense Forces to stop their advance in Gaza City and scale back operations ‘to a minimum,’ signaling a major shift in the conflict with Hamas since the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel
On Monday, Trump hailed what he called ‘potentially one of the great days ever in civilization,’ unveiling plans to rule Gaza as part of his initiative for ‘eternal peace in the Middle East.’
He vowed not only an ‘immediate end to the war’ in the Strip but the full resolution of ‘the whole deal’ to halt a conflict that has devastated the region for ‘thousands of years.’
Trump met Netanyahu at the White House with key cabinet officials on Monday, where an agreement on a new peace deal was reached.
The White House released the 20-point plan, which included increasing aid to Gaza and an economic development proposal that includes preferred tariffs and access rates.
He also demanded that Hamas release the bodies of dead Israeli captives before the Sunday deadline.
Following Trump’s stark warning that ‘all hell’ would be unleashed on Hamas if they did not comply, the group quickly agreed to free all Israeli hostages and return the bodies of the deceased.
The terror group further agreed to hand over Gaza’s administration to a panel of independent Palestinian technocrats, claiming the body would operate with ‘Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.’
Netanyahu’s office said early Saturday that Israel was set to launch the ‘first stage’ of the plan.
IDF soldiers have been ordered to limit its actions to self-defense and abandon plans to occupy the city or evacuate its remaining residents.
‘In light of the Hamas response [to the Trump peace plan], Israel is making preparations for the immediate implementation of the first phase of the Trump plan which is the immediate release of all of the hostages,’ Netanyahu said in a statement.
‘We will continue to fully cooperate with the president and his team in order to end the war in accordance with the principles that Israel laid out and which are in line with President Trump’s vision,’ he added.