Trump vows to disarm Hamas

The United States will disarm Hamas if the radical Palestinian movement refuses to do so voluntarily, U.S. President Donald Trump said.

"Hamas will disarm because they said they’re gonna disarm. And if they don’t, we will disarm them," the U.S. president said, commenting on prospects for a ceasefire. He refused to specify exactly how the radical Palestinian movement will do so.

"I don’t have to explain that to you. They know I am not playing games," Trump said.

According to the U.S. leader, Washington expects Hamas to disarm "in a reasonable period of time." "If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them and it will happen quickly and perhaps violently," Trump stressed.