President Trump Rules Out Sending US Forces To 'Go In And Kill' Hamas

Last Updated:October 17, 2025, 02:23 IST

Trump said US forces will not attack Hamas, expressing confidence in a Gaza ceasefire deal as aid flows increase, despite recent executions and rising international concern.

US President Donald Trump. (Image: X/@WhiteHouse)

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US forces will not be involved in any attack on Hamas.

“It’s not going to be us, we won’t have to," Trump said in the Oval Office. “There are people very close, very nearby that will go and they’ll do the trick very easily, but under our auspices."

This came hours after he wrote on Truth Social “we will have no choice but to go in and kill" Hamas if it did not stop killing people in Gaza.

However, later in Oval Office Trump expressed confidence that the deal would hold.

“We know that we have a commitment from them and I assume they’re going to honor their commitment," he said of Hamas. “If they don’t behave, we’ll take care of it."

CNN quoted Trump as saying a day earlier that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal, saying that Israeli forces could return to the streets “as soon as I say the word."

Recently, shocking footage appeared to show Hamas executing a group of Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel- triggering international alarm and raising fears that the newly signed Gaza peace deal could collapse. The disturbing video showed at least seven men kneeling on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Moments later, gunfire erupts and the men fall to the ground as onlookers chant “Allahu Akbar". Crowds can be heard calling the victims “collaborators."

This came just days after Trump brokered a peace agreement aimed at ending more than two years of conflict in Gaza. But the video fueled concerns that Hamas, weakened by prolonged Israeli bombardment, is resorting to violence to reassert control over the enclave.

Last month, Hamas executed three men accused of spying for Israel. Human rights groups have repeatedly condemned such public killings, calling them violations of international law.

Meanwhile, Israeli and US officials have announced that Tel Aviv is now allowing quantities of aid into Gaza in line with the amounts required under the ceasefire agreement.

Though previously, an Israeli official had said only 300 aid truck would be allowed to enter Gaza, the official on Thursday said there were now no restrictions on the movement of aid covered in the ceasefire agreement.

CNN quoted a tally from Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) as stating that the total number of trucks transferred into Gaza on Wednesday was in fact more than 700, with fuel and gas among the items moved into the territory.

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