In an interview Monday with Kan Reshet Bet Radio, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that if Hamas doesn’t disarm by a certain date, then Israel will retake Gaza beyond the Yellow Line with international approval and the support of the United States.

Under the terms of the ceasefire, Israel controls about 53% of the Gaza Strip behind a line of demarcation that has become known as the Yellow Line. Hamas ostensibly agreed in October to the terms of the ceasefire, which included the complete disarmament of the terrorist group, but has since reneged, firmly rejecting calls to disarm.

Smotrich indicated that Israel is giving President Donald Trump “a chance to do it his way,” but when Hamas continues to refuse to disarm, as it inevitably will, Israel will take over. The International Stabilization Force, an international force of troops meant to support local policing and help with the management of Gaza’s daily affairs, will quickly leave — if they even arrive before Israel moves in to disarm Hamas — to allow Israel to finish the job of demilitarization, Smotrich said.

Trump had expressed confidence that Hamas would voluntarily disarm but warned the group of the consequences of failing to do so.

“The war in Gaza is over,” Trump said last week, addressing the Gaza Board of Peace at its inaugural summit on Thursday. “Hamas has been, I think, they’re going to give up their weapons, which is what they promised. If they don’t, it’ll be, you know, they’ll be harshly met, very harshly met.”

Smotrich said that the IDF has been preparing for this moment, having never given up its objective to disarm Hamas and ensure the terror group never again poses a threat to Israel.

The IDF “is already preparing for this and drawing up plans,” he said. “At the political level, we have held several discussions to refine those plans.”

“There are currently two or three alternatives that we are examining to determine which is the most appropriate,” he added.

“In the end, [the IDF] will conquer the Gaza Strip and establish Jewish settlement there,” Smotrich concluded.