Trump warns Hamas that ‘we will disarm it’ if it does not respect the agreement

President Donald Trump sent a stern message to Hamas on Tuesday, warning the terror network that if it does not disarm, then “we will disarm it.”

“They said they were going to disarm, and if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them,” he told White House reporters during his meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei.

Trump’s comments come a day after all 20 living hostages were released in Israel after nearly 740 days of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, although most of the 28 deceased hostages have not been returned.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House on October 14, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

AFTER Trump declares “the war is over,” Hamas executes its rivals in Gaza to reassert its control.

Hamas agreed to return all living and deceased hostages within 72 hours of reaching a deal with Israel, a deadline that officially began Saturday and ended Monday.

But Hamas has signaled it may not be able to locate all the bodies of the deceased, including those of Americans Omer Neutra and Itay Chen, and an international task force was created this weekend to find them.

“Above all, recover the hostages,” Trump said, adding that Hamas “distorted” the number of bodies it would be able to return.

Three photos of families reunited with hostages released by Hamas on Monday, October 13, 2025, as a ceasefire agreement comes into effect. (FDI)

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“I want them back. That’s what they said. I want them back,” Trump said. “Besides, they said they were going to disarm.”

Trump did not specify exactly what steps he would take to “disarm” Hamas by force, although he said he would support Israel in realizing its military ambitions in the Gaza Strip if the terrorist network refused to surrender its weapons.

The disarmament phase was to begin in the second stage of the agreement, which was to begin after the return of all hostages.

People walk past posters of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, October 10, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

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But Trump suggested Tuesday that the second phase had already begun in a Truth Social article when he said: “All 20 hostages are back and feeling as well as could be expected.”

Once Hamas disarms, the Israel Defense Forces will also withdraw from the enclave.