President Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he is serious about holding Hamas accountable for its part in the tentative ceasefire and burgeoning peace deal to end the conflict in Gaza with Israel.

On Tuesday, Trump was insistent that Hamas must swiftly hand over the remains of all deceased hostages and begin the process of disarming, or else they would face severe consequences, according to the Daily Mail.

Though the president declined to offer any specifics, he was adamant that if Hamas refused to disarm voluntarily, "we will disarm them" by force.

Hamas still holding on to deceased hostages

President Trump on Monday joined other world leaders in Egypt for a signing ceremony that kicked off his 20-point plan to peacefully end the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

That plan is centered on an agreement for Hamas to return all living and deceased hostages in exchange for the Israeli release and return of Palestinian detainees and remains. The plan also calls for Hamas to disarm and decommission itself as an organized fighting force, preferably willingly.

Hamas initially held up its end of the bargain and released 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday, but as of Tuesday, however, the terrorist group was dragging its feet on returning the remains of an estimated 28 deceased hostages, with only four of those bodies turned over, according to the Daily Mail.

Part of the delay could be intransigence by Hamas, but it could also be because those bodies have been lost or buried beneath the rubble of Gaza's obliterated buildings, and neutral parties like the International Committee of the Red Cross have suggested that it could take days or even weeks to locate and recover all of the deceased hostages' remains.

"If they don't disarm, we will disarm them"

During an event at the White House on Tuesday, according to ABC News, President Trump revealed that he had little patience for Hamas' foot-dragging on returning the hostages' remains and laying down their weapons, and insinuated that force could be used to accomplish that goal, if necessary.

"Well, they’re going to disarm, and because they said they were going to disarm," Trump said of Hamas. "And if they don't disarm, we will disarm them."

"I don't have to explain that to you, but if they don't disarm, we will disarm them. They know I'm not playing games, okay," he continued in response to a follow-up question. "And if they don't disarm, we will disarm them, and it'll happen quickly and perhaps violently. But they will disarm. Do you understand me?"

Trump added that he expected the disarmament to occur "pretty quickly" and within "a reasonable period of time," though he again declined to provide specifics on how he and others might make that happen.

As for the delays in the return of the dead hostages, the president suggested that Hamas had "misrepresented" how many dead hostages they possessed, and insisted on the bodies, "I want them back. That's what they said. I want them back."

Hamas' job "is not done" until all bodies are turned over

President Trump also addressed the matter in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, in which he celebrated, "ALL TWENTY HOSTAGES ARE BACK AND FEELING AS GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED."

"A big burden has been lifted, but the job IS NOT DONE. THE DEAD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED, AS PROMISED! Phase Two begins right NOW!!!" he added, referencing the part of the agreement in which Hamas willingly disarms and abdicates its governing role in Gaza.