Still has chance to behave, Trump warns Hamas over Gaza deal

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Hamas to uphold the fragile ceasefire with Israel, saying the militant group "must behave" or face violent consequences.“We made a deal with Hamas that they’re going to be very good, they’re going to behave, they’re going to be nice, and if not, we’re going to eradicate them if we have to,” Trump told reporters in the White House. “But this is a violent group. They got very rambunctious and they did things that they shouldn’t be doing. If they keep doing it, then we’re going to straighten it out, and it’ll happen very quickly and pretty violently,” Trump said, again suggesting that the US will be the one to take out Hamas before clarifying that others will do Washington’s bidding.

ANOTHER warning from Trump to Hamas

‘They have to be good. And if they’re not good, they’ll be ERADICATED’

‘I could tell (Israel) them, go in and take care of it’ https://t.co/7tgfStD13Y pic.twitter.com/qE0tyO0adY

— RT (@RT_com) October 20, 2025

The US president appeared on Monday to remain devoted to preserving the shaky US-brokered ceasefire, given the concerted effort by the Trump administration to keep the truce in place. The truce agreement was presented as the first stage of a larger peace plan pushed by Trump, which calls for Hamas to be disarmed and Gaza demilitarized and handed over to a transitional, “technocratic” government. No deal has been signed regarding the latter stages of the plan. Meanwhile, his senior advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held meetings in Jerusalem and as Vice President JD Vance departed for Israel.