Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups have again rejected demands by US President Donald J. Trump’s “Board of Peace” to lay down their weapons. This rejection underscores the determination of terror groups to continue their fight against Israel.
The Palestinian terror groups’ refusal to hand over their weapons shows they do not take seriously Trump’s repeated threats that they must disarm as part of the October 2025 US-brokered ceasefire and reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip. Trump made his latest threat in February 2026, when he warned that Hamas would be “harshly met” if they failed to disarm.
