Trump threatens to send troops to Gaza: 'We'll go in there and kill Hamas'

Donald Trump has issued a huge warning to Hamas, threatening to send US troops into Gaza if people continue to be killed by the terror group. The US President has only just returned from Egypt, where he was feted by world leaders for securing a ceasefire which has held for several days.

However, with Benjamin Netanyahu unhappy at the failure of Hamas to return the remains of murdered Israeli hostages, the billionaire appeared to suggest he was ready act if the situation was not resolved. Posting on Truth Social, he said: "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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Mr Netanyahu's latest remarks on the subject - containing a thinly veiled threat - are likely to have influenced Mr Trump.

Speaking earlier, the Israeli Prime Minister said: "I know exactly how many dead Hamas holds, and if we don't accept them - Israel will know how to act accordingly."

Mr Trump is also likely to be mindful factional conflicts in Gaza. Speaking on Tuesday, he said Hamas had taken out "a couple of gangs that were very bad" and had killed a number of gang members, adding: "That didn't bother me much, to be honest with you."

However, he has also made it clear that he has limited patience for the killings which Hamas was carrying out against rival factions inside the devastated territory.

He said: "They will disarm, and if they don't do so, we will disarm them, and it'll happen quickly and perhaps violently."

The Gaza ceasefire deal, signed a week ago in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, marked a pivotal breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The one-page agreement, based on Trump's "Comprehensive End of Gaza War" proposal, mandates an immediate halt to all military operations, including aerial bombardments and targeting, upon Israeli government approval.

Key provisions include the Israeli Defence Forces' withdrawal to pre-agreed lines within 24 hours, followed by Hamas releasing all 48 listed living and deceased hostages-along with any others held in Gaza-within 72 hours, facilitated by mediators and the International Committee of the Red Cross without public ceremonies.

In parallel, Israel committed to freeing corresponding numbers of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, encompassing security prisoners and non-combatants held since the October 2023 onslaught, while enabling unrestricted humanitarian aid entry at levels matching or exceeding prior pacts.

Implementation began swiftly, with initial IDF withdrawals on October 10 and Hamas handing over the remaining 20 living hostages plus four deceased bodies by October 13, prompting Mr Trump to declare the "war is over" en route to Israel for release ceremonies.

Israel reciprocated by liberating 250 Palestinian security prisoners, over 1,700 Gazan detainees uninvolved in hostilities, and initial batches of bodies, alongside surging aid trucks into the Strip.

A multinational task force comprising the US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and others was established to oversee compliance and co-ordinate exchanges.