In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Hamas “a ruthless and violent threat” and accused the group of perpetrating the October 7 massacre in Israel, saying it had killed civilians including babies, women and the elderly. He wrote that more than 25,000 Hamas “soldiers” had already been killed, and said many remaining fighters were “surrounded and MILITARILY TRAPPED, just waiting for me to give the word, ‘GO,’ for their lives to be quickly extinguished.” He added that Hamas members “will be hunted down, and killed.”

Trump urged “all innocent Palestinians” to leave areas he described as at risk and said they would be cared for. He said wealthy nations in the region, together with the United States and Israel, had agreed to a peace deal that he called a historic opportunity — “PEACE, after 3000 years.” According to his post, the deal would spare the lives of remaining Hamas fighters if the group accepts.

“RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE BODIES OF THOSE THAT ARE DEAD, NOW!” Trump wrote, adding that an agreement must be reached by Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Washington time. He warned that if the “LAST CHANCE” agreement is not reached, “all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.”

Hamas had on Tuesday said it would discuss Trump’s proposal within the group and with other Palestinian factions before responding. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced support for the plan, but it remains unclear whether — or when — Hamas will accept the proposal. The plan reportedly calls for Hamas to disarm in exchange for an end to the fighting, humanitarian aid and reconstruction assistance for Gaza, where officials say tens of thousands of Palestinians have died in the conflict.

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