Amid Fragile Gaza Ceasefire, Trump Issues ‘Fast, Furious, Brutal’ Warning To Hamas As Arab Allies On Alert

Ceasefires anywhere in the world are as fragile as a glass. Just a few days after US President Donald Trump announced a historic peace deal for Gaza, both Israel and Hamas engaged in violation of the brittle ceasefire, with the former blaming the latter for starting the same.

Now, the Gaza ceasefire, brokered just a few days back by Trump at a high-stakes summit in Egypt, appears to be hanging by a thread. What began as a moment of fragile calm has quickly unraveled into a cycle of renewed violence, political warnings, and uncertain futures.

From his Truth Social pulpit, Trump’s words echoed across a tense region, “Any further violation of the ceasefire will be fast, furious, and brutal.” While the warning seems stern and tough, it also shines light on a grim reality that the truce is faltering, aid has stalled, and both sides are edging closer to confrontation once again.

Trump’s threat to Hamas: How serious was the message?

US President Trump claimed that several “great allies” in the Middle East had offered to intervene militarily in Gaza if Hamas breached the truce again. His message to them, however, was one of restraint, at least for now. “I have told those countries and Israel, ‘NOT YET’,” Trump wrote, expressing a flicker of hope that Hamas would “do what is right.”

But the tone of his post was unmistakably ominous. His signature capitalised threats – “FAST, FURIOUS & BRUTAL” – marked a signal to both allies and adversaries that Washington’s patience was running thin.

Indonesia steps into the spotlight

Among the countries Trump thanked was Indonesia, whose President Prabowo Subianto has emerged as a surprising peace broker in the Middle East. The two leaders met earlier this month at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, hosted by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

“I would like to thank all of those countries that called to help. Also, I would like to thank the great and powerful country of Indonesia, and its wonderful leader, for all of the help they have shown and given to the Middle East, and to the U.S.A.,” the US President posted on X.

Prabowo, pledging humanitarian and logistical aid, has offered to deploy 20,000 Indonesian troops to stabilize Gaza. “We’ve sent aid, dispatched ships, and flown Hercules aircraft multiple times,” he said, reaffirming Indonesia’s growing diplomatic role in a crisis once dominated by Arab and Western powers.

Gaza peace deal: A truce fraying by the hour?

Despite the fanfare at the summit, the ground reality in Gaza tells a bleaker story. The US-brokered ceasefire is “gasping,” as one UN official put it. Israeli forces have shot Palestinians near military zones, many unmarked, since the first day of the truce. The promised 6,600 aid trucks have barely materialised; only 986 have been allowed in, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

Then came Sunday’s (October 19, 2025) air strikes. Dozens of Palestinians were killed, and Israel immediately froze aid deliveries after two of its soldiers died in Rafah. Tel Aviv blamed Hamas, but the group denied involvement, claiming the explosion occurred on the Israeli side.

On Monday (October 20, 2025), Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu even informed the Knesset (parliament) that the military forces dropped 153 tonnes of bomb on Gaza.

Deeping US footprint in Gaza

While Washington insists it has no combat troops in Gaza, the establishment of a new Civilian-Military Cooperation Centre (CMCC) tells another story. Located just outside the Strip, the CMCC, announced by US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday (October 21, 2025), will serve as a US-led coordination hub for Gaza’s reconstruction.

Around 200 American troops are already stationed there, according to US CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper, who called the base “the hub for everything that goes into Gaza as we look to the future.” Looks like, while the US may not be fighting in Gaza, it is certainly entrenching its influence there.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has insisted that no US troops will enter Gaza itself. But the reality is Washington is digging in.