--- title: Trump Threatens 'Hell' on Hamas If They Don't Accept Deal description: “We will have peace in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop," Trump declared on Friday. canonical: https://time.com/7323101/trump-warning-hamas-gaza-peace-deal-deadline/ author: Callum Sutherland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-10-03T16:04:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:51:22.348Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Threatens 'Hell' on Hamas If They Don't Accept Deal og:description: “We will have peace in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop," Trump declared. og:url: https://time.com/7323101/trump-warning-hamas-gaza-peace-deal-deadline/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd46404ae30b2b77e/6998ca6425f3eeae0a6450fd/GettyImages-2237900540.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5392 og:image:height: 3033 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-US-MILITARY-DEFENSE-MEETING og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Threatens 'Hell' on Hamas If They Don't Accept Deal twitter:description: “We will have peace in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop," Trump declared. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd46404ae30b2b77e/6998ca6425f3eeae0a6450fd/GettyImages-2237900540.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Threatens 'All Hell Will Break Out Against Hamas' If They Don't Accept Gaza Deal by New Deadline > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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Jim Watson—Getty Images by [Callum Sutherland](https://time.com/author/callum-sutherland/) ## Callum Sutherland Reporter Oct 3, 2025 4:04 PM UTC President Donald Trump has warned that “all hell, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas” if the militant group does not agree to the [Gaza peace deal](https://time.com/7321625/trump-netanyahu-gaza-plan/) by his newly-appointed deadline. “We will have peace in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop. Release the hostages, all of them, including the bodies of those that are dead, now,” said [Trump via Truth Social ](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115310630808491399)on Friday. “This deal also spares the lives of all remaining Hamas fighters.” Offering Hamas “one last chance” to sign the deal, which was announced on Monday, Trump issued a deadline of 6 p.m. ET on Sunday night. The President claimed that 25,000 Hamas members have already been killed in the war, which is approaching its two-year mark on Oct. 7\. (TIME has been unable to independently verify this figure.) “As for the rest, we know where and who you are, and you will be hunted down, and killed,” Trump warned. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put forth their [20-point Gaza plan](https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1972726021196562494) after meeting at the White House on Monday. The proposal includes a framework for the demilitarization of Hamas in Gaza, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli military, the restoration of aid without interference into Gaza, and the establishment of a transitional “apolitical Palestinian committee” to govern the territory. This “Board of Peace” in Gaza would be led by Trump, as well as former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has participated in talks between Palestinians and Israelis throughout his political career. At the core of the Gaza agreement lies the demand that all hostages be released. It’s thought that 48 hostages remain in Gaza, with Netanyahu stating that 20 of those are still alive. Once all the hostages are freed, Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1700 Gazans who were detained after Oct. 7, 2023.  Palestinians move south after strikes on Gaza City in the north continue on Oct. 1, 2025. Khames Alrefi—Getty Images Gaza will be redeveloped under the plan, with no Palestinians forced to leave, something which was [previously of concern](https://time.com/7212848/trump-gaza-own/) to those living in the territory and others in the international community. Notably, the 20-point plan does not put forth a two-state solution. [Trump](https://time.com/7319614/president-trump-united-nations-general-assembly-speech/) and Netanyahu have both voiced their disapproval of Western countries recognizing a Palestinian statehood. The topic featured heavily in their respective speeches during the United Nations General Assembly in September. **Read More**:[ _Netanyahu Addresses Hamas, Demands Release of Hostages in U.N. Speech_](https://time.com/7320727/netanyahu-united-nations-speech-hamas-gaza-war-ceasefire/) Netanyahu has welcomed the 20-point plan, saying it achieves Israel’s core aims. “It will bring back to Israel all our hostages, dismantle Hamas' military capabilities, end its political rule, and ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel,” [said Netanyahu](https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/1972896131777704019) during a joint press briefing with Trump on Monday. “If Hamas rejects your plan, Mr. President, or if they supposedly accept it and then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself,” Netanyahu warned. [Leaders from across the world](https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/10/global-support-for-president-trumps-bold-vision-for-peace-in-gaza/) have also voiced support for the proposal, including many western, Arab, and Muslim figures. On Friday, U.N. Humanitarian Affairs Chief [Tom Fletcher](https://www.ochaopt.org/content/un-relief-chief-calls-trumps-plan-window-opportunity-aid-and-hostage-release) welcomed Trump’s proposal for bringing the Israel-Hamas war to an end, calling it a “window of opportunity." “It offers both a chance for Palestinians to receive life-saving aid at the scale urgently needed, and to bring the hostages home. We are ready and eager to act,” said Fletcher, adding that the U.N. has “some 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine, shelter and other desperately needed supplies poised to enter Gaza from across the region.” Israel has ramped up military operations in Gaza over recent weeks, expanding ground and air operations in Gaza City, the territory’s most densely populated area. [82% of the strip](https://www.ochaopt.org/content/reported-impact-snapshot-gaza-strip-1-october-2025) is currently under Israeli military control or displacement orders, according to the U.N. There is mounting concern over the[ malnutrition crisis in Gaza](https://time.com/7311728/gaza-famine-ipc-report-world-leaders-reactions/) and the impact on civilians. The Israel-Hamas war started after Hamas launched a terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing over 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, [according to Gaza's Health Ministry.](https://www.facebook.com/MOHGaza1994/posts/pfbid0hPeoLFNew35UbZDzEcqXUcQbXTcf2hENsKcZUAfRD6csVoqavzvE59ka4eZAJVMGl) In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies. Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME. Data from the IDF suggests [a Palestinian civilian death rate of 83%](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7323101/trump-warning-hamas-gaza-peace-deal-deadline/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7323101/trump-warning-hamas-gaza-peace-deal-deadline/"},"headline":"Trump Threatens 'All Hell Will Break Out Against Hamas' If They Don't Accept Gaza Deal by New Deadline","datePublished":"2025-10-03T16:04:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:51:22.348Z","description":"“We will have peace in the Middle East one way or the other. 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