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President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 6 p.m. Sunday to accept a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza, warning that “all hell” will break loose if the militant group refuses.
In a post Friday on Truth Social, Trump called the ultimatum a “LAST CHANCE” for Hamas to agree to the deal his administration unveiled earlier this week during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House.
“If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas,” Trump wrote.
Trump Threatens “Total Destruction” if Hamas Refuses Deal
Trump said the U.S. ceasefire proposal was delivered Monday to a Hamas delegation in Qatar by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. The plan has the backing of Israel, which has fought an 11-month war in Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that killed roughly 1,200 people.
Trump claimed that 25,000 Hamas fighters have been killed since the war began, and that most of the remaining forces are “surrounded and militarily trapped.”
“Most of the rest are surrounded and MILITARILY TRAPPED, just waiting for me to give the word, ‘GO,’ for their lives to be quickly extinguished,” Trump wrote. “All innocent Palestinians should immediately leave this area of potentially great future death for safer parts of Gaza.”
Despite the fiery language, Trump insisted his ceasefire offer “spares the lives of all remaining Hamas fighters.”
“This deal also spares the lives of all remaining Hamas fighters,” he said. “The details of the document are known to the WORLD, and it is a great one for ALL! We will have PEACE in the Middle East one way or the other.”
Inside Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan
The proposal calls for:
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The simultaneous release of all 48 living and deceased hostages held by Hamas,
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The decommissioning of Hamas’ weapons,
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A phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza,
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A major humanitarian aid surge, and
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The installation of a civilian Palestinian governing authority backed by regional and international partners.
Trump said the plan has support from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan, and he expressed optimism that Hamas would ultimately agree.
“They’re the only one left,” Trump said earlier this week. “Everyone else has accepted it, but I have a feeling that we’re going to have a positive answer.”
Netanyahu: “Easy Way or Hard Way”
Standing alongside Trump at the White House on Monday, Netanyahu endorsed the U.S. proposal but made clear that Israel would act on its own if Hamas refuses.
“This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way, but it will be done,” Netanyahu said. “We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done.”
Trump said that if Hamas rejects the proposal, Israel will have “my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas.”
“I hope we’re going to have a deal for peace,” he said. “But if not, Israel will have my full support to finish the job.”
The ultimatum marks the most direct deadline Trump has set for a diplomatic resolution since returning to office. His administration has billed the plan as a “final opportunity” for Hamas to avoid what officials describe as a “devastating military response.”
