Bangladesh, Dec. 30 -- US President Donald Trump has issued one of his starkest warning yet to Hamas, threatening the Palestinian militant group with severe consequences if it fails to disarm within what he described as a “very short period of time.” Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on December 30, Trumps remarks have injected fresh tension into an already fragile ceasefire arrangement in Gaza, raising questions about the future of his administrations peace plan and the prospects for long-term stability in the region.

Trumps warning comes just weeks after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in early October under a US-backed 20-point peace framework. The plan,...