President Donald Trump isn’t mincing words. He warned Tuesday that if Hamas keeps violating his peace deal, “an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!” You know—clarity. Something the Middle East could use more of.
Trump noted that multiple countries signed onto the agreement and told him, “explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm,” they would enter Gaza “with a heavy force” at his request to “straighten out Hamas” if the terror group keeps breaking the rules. Translation: the bench is deep, and they’re warmed up. For now, Trump says he told those countries—and Israel—“NOT YET!” because there’s still a chance Hamas does the right thing. If not, the warning stands: swift, decisive, and yes, brutal.
He’s been blunt about the stakes. Last week on Truth Social: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them.” That’s not “foreign policy poetry”—that’s a red line even career diplomats can’t pretend to misunderstand.
Meanwhile, Hamas keeps testing the limits. On Sunday, terrorists surfaced from a tunnel and fatally shot two IDF soldiers. As Professor Kobi Michael explained, Hamas first pushed civilian children forward to provoke the IDF and probe readiness, then sent militants—some of whom were killed along the Yellow Line. Hamas continues to reconstitute forces, exploiting tunnel networks and recruiting thousands while the IDF is out of populated areas. And no, they’re not planning to “dismantle” anything except stability.
It gets uglier. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies reported that on October 13 the Hamas-affiliated Arrow Unit publicly executed eight members of Gaza’s Doghmush clan for alleged collaboration, part of a broader campaign of punishment against clans and individuals accused of opposing Hamas. Nothing says “resistance” like executing your neighbors and vowing to keep going.
Bottom line: Hamas has a choice—honor the agreement or face consequences that will be, in Trump’s words, “FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL.” Here’s the good news: when America sets clear terms and means them, peace has a fighting chance. Strength and certainty? That’s a plan worth betting on.
