US President Donald Trump on Monday said Hamas had been given a “very short period of time” to disarm, warning that failure to comply with the agreement would trigger serious consequences, as he appeared alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.

“We talked about Hamas and we talked about disarmament, and they’re going to be given a very short period of time to disarm,” Trump told reporters. “And we’ll see how that works out.”

Trump said the process would be overseen from the US side by Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Special Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner. He claimed Hamas had already committed to disarm under the current peace framework.

“If they don’t disarm, as they agreed to do — they agreed to it — then they’ll be held to pay for it,” Trump said. “They have to disarm within a fairly short period of time.”

When asked whether Israel would withdraw its forces from Gaza before Hamas fully disarms, Trump declined to link the two issues, suggesting that troop movements and militant disarmament would be addressed separately.

“That’s a separate subject. We’ll talk about that,” he said.

Trump rejected claims that Israel was delaying implementation of later phases of the peace plan, asserting that Jerusalem had complied fully with its commitments.

“I’m not concerned about anything that Israel is doing,” he said. “They’ve lived up to the plan 100 percent.”

The US president warned that failure by Hamas to honor its pledge would provoke action not only from Israel but also from other nations backing the agreement.

“If they say they’re not going to disarm, those same countries will wipe out Hamas,” Trump said. “They don’t even need Israel.”

Trump said the peace framework enjoyed broad international backing, with 59 countries aligned behind the effort.

“We have 59 countries that signed on — big countries,” he said. “This is a real peace in the Middle East, and Hamas is a small part of it, but it’s still a part of it.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu strongly endorsed Trump’s position, praising his leadership and describing him as Israel’s closest ally. “We’ve never had a friend even close to a friend as President Trump in the White House,” Netanyahu said, calling their cooperation “a partnership second to none.”

Trump linked the broader peace initiative to previous US actions against Iran, arguing that weakening Tehran had altered the regional balance.

“Don’t forget, we made the plan possible by taking out Iran,” he said, adding that renewed Iranian military activity would prompt swift retaliation. “If they are trying to build up again, we’re going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that buildup.”

Despite the warnings, Trump said he hoped Hamas would comply peacefully. “I don’t want that to happen,” he said of potential consequences. “But they made an agreement.”

Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is designated a terrorist organization by the United States. Repeated ceasefire efforts have collapsed over disputes involving disarmament and security guarantees.

The Trump administration has promoted a wider regional peace framework involving Israel and several Arab states, arguing that dismantling militant groups is essential for lasting stability in the Middle East.