Trump Warns Hamas Has ‘Short Period of Time’ to Disarm

December 29, 2025, 9:27 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said Hamas would be given a “very short period of time” to disarm following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the US looks to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza and move to the second phase of the plan.

“We talked about Hamas and we talked about disarmament. And they’re going to be given a very short period of time to disarm and we’ll see how that works out,” Trump said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort alongside the visiting Israeli leader.

Trump said US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “will ...

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