U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Palestinian resistance group Hamas will be forced to lay down its arms — if not voluntarily, then by force.
He said he had spoken with representatives of Hamas, and they had assured him that they would lay down their arms.
"And if they don't disarm, we will disarm them, and it'll happen quickly and perhaps violently, but they will disarm," he said at a meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei. He did not specify exactly who he meant by "we."
A Palestinian security source in Gaza told AFP that Hamas's security body, a recently established unit whose name translates as "Deterrence Force," was conducting "ongoing field operations to ensure security and stability."
"Our message is clear: There will be no place for outlaws or those who threaten the security of citizens," he said.
