"Fast and Furious": Trump Issues Ultimatum to Hamas, Threatens Military Action by International Coalition

President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to the Hamas terrorist group, cautioning them to immediately halt killings in Gaza and fully observe the ceasefire agreement or face a swift and brutal military end. The President’s public ultimatum, delivered amid fragile negotiation efforts, asserts that a broad international coalition is poised to act if the terrorists fail to comply.

In a direct post, Trump declared that several regional powers were ready to move into Gaza "to straighten Hamas out" if the violations continued. He posted on X: "There is still hope that Hamas will do the right thing. If they don’t, the end of Hamas will be fast, furious, and brutal."

The 59-Country Coalition

When asked to clarify the identity of the forces prepared to intervene and whether he meant American troops, Trump was explicit that the United States would not be sending ground forces into the enclave.

"No, it won’t be on the ground at all," the President responded. "We don’t need to, because we have many countries, as you know, signed on to this deal. The way I view it, 59 countries…nobody ever believed it was countries that, four months ago, didn’t like each other, and now they’re all aligned together."

Trump indicated that the desire for action against the terror group is strong among his international partners. He revealed that several countries called him after witnessing some of the violence committed by Hamas, "saying we’d love to go in and take care of the situation ourselves."

He further underscored the military readiness of Israel: "In addition, you have Israel would go in in two minutes if I asked him to go in. I could tell him, go in and take care of it. But right now, we haven’t said that."

Pressure for Compliance

The President stated that the current plan is to offer Hamas a final chance to comply with the terms of the agreement. "We’re going to give it [Hamas] a little chance, and hopefully there will be a little less violence. But right now, you know, they’re violent people. Hamas has been very violent, but they don’t have the backing of Iran anymore. They don’t have the backing of really anybody anymore. They have to be good, and if they’re not good, they’ll be eradicated.”

Trump's forceful remarks are clearly intended to apply maximum pressure on Hamas to adhere to the core tenets of the ongoing Washington- and regionally-led negotiations, including disarmament and the release of all remaining hostages. The public threats are viewed by officials and analysts as a direct attempt to force the terrorist organization into compliance and prevent a full-scale resumption of the war.