President Trump declares Gaza “working out very well,” confirms imminent deployment of a multinational peace force, and issues stark warning to Hamas.
In a powerful statement from the White House on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that an international stability force will be deployed to Gaza “very soon”, signaling the next phase of his Middle East peace plan.
“Very soon. It’s going to be very soon. Gaza is working out very well,” Trump told reporters. “We’ve had countries that have volunteered. If there’s a problem with Hamas, or a problem with anything, they volunteer to go in and take care of it.”
Describing the arrangement as “a very strong peace — peace in the Middle East,” Trump made it clear that the days of Hamas impunity are over.
“Hamas is a very small part of it,” he emphasized. “If they don’t behave, then they’ve got themselves a big problem — a really big problem like they’ve never had.”
The Trump Doctrine in Gaza
Earlier this week, Washington circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution outlining the creation of an international stability mission to operate in Gaza for at least two years, with the U.S. taking a central leadership role alongside allied nations.
According to Axios, the force would oversee security, governance, and reconstruction in Gaza until the end of 2027, with options for extension — effectively ending Hamas’s rule and restoring regional order under U.S.-backed supervision.
The plan is widely seen as a strategic triumph for Israel and the West, ensuring long-term deterrence against terrorism while maintaining humanitarian oversight. The move represents the clearest rejection yet of the notion that Gaza should return to terrorist control under Hamas.
Ceasefire Terms and Hamas Defiance
Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Hamas was obligated to return all hostages within 72 hours. The terror group released 20 living captives, but has delayed the return of six deceased hostages, including foreigners.
On Wednesday night, the body of Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student studying in Israel, was repatriated. Six others remain held by Hamas in violation of the ceasefire terms — a flagrant provocation that could trigger a forceful response once the multinational mission begins operations.
Israel’s Strategic Victory
For Israel, the establishment of this U.S.-led stabilization force is more than symbolic. It formalizes international recognition that Hamas cannot be trusted to govern Gaza and that peace requires deterrence, not appeasement.
As Trump’s words echoed across the world — “This is peace in the Middle East” — it was clear that Washington’s patience with Hamas has run out. What follows will reshape the postwar order in Gaza — one where terror no longer dictates the future.
