Trump says Hamas will be ‘eradicated’ if group breaches Gaza deal

Oct 21, 2025 7:30 AM, 8 news, a view

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Hamas on Monday (October 20, 2025) it would be "eradicated" if it breaches the Gaza deal with Israel, but said he would give the Palestinian militant group a chance to honour the truce.

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance headed to Israel shortly after Mr. Trump's comments, joining two top U.S. envoys after weekend violence threatened to wreck the fragile ceasefire.

"We made a deal with Hamas that they're going to be very good, they're going to behave, they're going to be nice," Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House as he hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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