Trump wants to “very quickly” reach phase two of the ceasefire in Gaza

In addition to threatening Hamas with “hell to pay” if it did not disarm swiftly, Donald Trump expressed his goal of “very quickly” reaching phase two of the Gaza peace plan. The remarks were delivered by the US president at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday. The US president’s 20-point peace plan calls for the militant group to disarm.

Trump claimed that Israel had “lived up to the plan 100%” despite ongoing military operations in Gaza during a press conference with Netanyahu following their meeting. The president of the United States also stated that if Iran resumed developing its nuclear or ballistic missile programs, his nation could back another significant attack on the country.

In response to Trump’s threat, Iran’s supreme leader’s top political adviser, Ali Shamkhani, said on X that any aggression towards Iran would be met with an “immediate harsh response”.

Asked how quickly Hamas and Israel should move to phase two of the peace plan, Trump said: “As quickly as we can. But there has to be disarmament.”

Speaking about Hamas, he said: “If they don’t disarm as, as they agreed to do, they agreed to it, and then there will be hell to pay for them. “They have to disarm in a fairly short period of time”.Trump also said reconstruction in Gaza could “begin pretty soon”.

October saw the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. The second phase called for the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a technocratic government in the destroyed area. After then, Gaza’s reconstruction would start.

However, others have speculated that Netanyahu would try to postpone the plan’s implementation and instead insist that Hamas disarm before Israeli forces leave. The Israeli prime minister has come under fire for allegedly not wanting to take the problem of Palestinians’ democratic future seriously.

According to Hamas officials, comprehensive disarmament should occur concurrently with the creation of an independent Palestinian state .Asked if he was concerned Israel was not moving quickly enough to phase two of the plan, Trump said it had “lived up to the plan”.

“I’m not concerned about anything that Israel’s doing, I’m concerned about what other people are doing or maybe aren’t doing,” he added.