The US President announced the possible disarmament of Hamas

US President Donald Trump has said that the Palestinian Hamas movement will eventually be forced to disarm, otherwise measures will have to be taken against it. He said this on January 8 in an interview with Fox News channel.

"Let's see how events will develop around Hamas, what will happen to Hezbollah and Lebanon. At the same time, we have 59 countries that have signed the agreement and are ready to provide assistance if we have to do something about Hamas," Trump said.

He noted that Hamas had signed a disarmament agreement, and this "quite possibly" would require further action.

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Earlier, on January 7, 2026, it was reported that Trump plans to announce the creation of a "Peace Council" on Gaza next week as part of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. The council may include the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.

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