Trump warns Hamas will face ‘complete obliteration’ if the group doesn’t cede power

President Trump expressed wariness Sunday about whether Hamas truly wanted lasting peace and warned the terror group they would face “complete obliteration” if they refused to cede control of Gaza — as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted all hostages will be freed in the “coming days.”

As Israeli and Hamas negotiators hash out Trump’s 20-point cease-fire deal, the president said the terrorists must adhere to all the demands listed, including calls to disarm and abandon power over the Gaza Strip, which the group has ruled for nearly 20 years.

If Hamas fails to comply, it would result in their “complete obliteration,” Trump texted CNN’s Jake Tapper.

On Friday, Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages — both dead and alive — but it would not commit to disarmament or relinquishing power in Gaza to an international force.

When pressed by Tapper on whether Hamas was truly behind the cease-fire deal, the president said, “We will find out. Only time will tell!”

However, Trump noted that Netanyahu was fully on board with his vision for peace, with the prime minister allegedly agreeing to end Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza to support Trump.

Trump’s plan calls for an immediate cease-fire, an exchange of all the 48 hostages, a staged withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the creation of a transitional government spearheaded by an international body. 

“After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“When Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, the Hostages and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we will create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal, which will bring us close to the end of this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE,” he added.

Trump also told reporters on Sunday that the outcome of the ongoing negotiations will be revealed in the next “couple of days,” adding that there might be some changes.

“We don’t need flexibility, because everyone has pretty much agreed to it, but there’ll always be some changes,” he said.

Meanwhile, in a televised address to the nation, Netanyahu vowed that the hostages would be freed during Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which lasts from Monday to Oct. 13.

During his first public response to Trump’s deal on Saturday, Netanyahu also hailed it as a complete victory for Israel while claiming it would not have been accomplished without the nearly two years of war in Gaza.

The prime minister also suggested he was the one who coordinated the latest peace deal, all while insisting that his resistance to international calls to end the bloody war was necessary to apply pressure on Hamas to accept the cease-fire proposal.

Israeli negotiators are set to hold indirect talks with Hamas in Egypt on Monday, with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner set to attend the talks.