President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to unleash “hell” in the Middle East if hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are not released before his inauguration on January 20th. The Hill has more.
In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump demanded the hostages be released before his inauguration or that there will be “ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East” against the perpetrators.
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!” he wrote in the post.
The President-elect’s statement follows confirmation Monday that American Israeli Omer Neutra, who was believed to be alive and held hostage in Gaza, was killed during Hamas’s October 7th attack but that his body has been held captive by the U.S.-designated terrorist organisation.
“Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – but it’s all talk, and no action!” Trump wrote.
Biden has committed to renewing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas before leaving office. The administration has said Hamas is the main obstacle to achieving a ceasefire deal, but critics of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blame him for rejecting proposals to draw down Israel’s military presence in the Gaza Strip.
In September, Biden said Netanyahu was not doing enough to achieve a deal to bring the hostages home.
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