Trump Vows to ‘Eradicate’ Hamas as Fragile Gaza Truce Resumes

Oct. 20, 2025, 5:25 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel, with a fragile truce resuming after a weekend of heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip.

“They’re going to be nice, and if they’re not, we’re going to go and we’re going to eradicate them — if we have to, they’ll be eradicated, and they know that,” Trump said at a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Asked if that meant American troops on the ground in Gaza, Trump said it didn’t and ...

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