President Donald Trump threatened military action against Hamas if internal bloodshed in Gaza continues, warning that “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” while clarifying the U.S. would not deploy its own troops directly.
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a forceful warning to Hamas, declaring that “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them” if violence persists in Gaza. He later clarified that U.S. forces would not enter the territory: “It’s not going to be us … there are people very close, very nearby that will go in … under our auspices.”
Trump did not specify which partners he meant, but his remarks imply backing for regional actors, likely Israel, to act under U.S. support. His shift in tone follows a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas, under which 20 live hostages were released but the return of bodies has lagged.
During the tension, Trump also pledged that Hamas “will disarm, and if they don’t do so, we will disarm them, and it’ll happen quickly and perhaps violently.” His remarks come amid escalating internal conflict in Gaza, where collapsing security structures have enabled armed gangs and retaliatory executions.
The White House declined immediate comment on how Trump’s threat might be operationalized or whether it would escalate the fragile ceasefire.