It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” the president-elect warned during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago Tuesday.
US President-elect Donald Trump shared a provocative video of an economist bashing Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu amid ceasefire talks between Tel Aviv and Hamas
Donald Trump threatened to unleash “hell” if the Hamas hostages are not released soon, as Biden officials note “constructive” discussions with the transition team.
The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office.
Israel is considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Donald Trump comes into office later this month in a bid to deprive Hamas of resources, according to an Israeli official familiar with the matter.
The president-elect's threat sounds typically dramatic, but Donald Trump has few practical options if Hamas and Israel remain at loggerheads over the hostages still held by the Iran-backed militant group.
President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday he hopes to have good things to report about hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by the time Trump is sworn in as U.S. president on Jan.
Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage.
With the most powerful Arab army withdrawn, no other Arab army, including Syria’s, was in a military position to invade Israel.
Israeli negotiators set off for Doha in a potentially final effort to secure a truce in Gaza before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The renewed push comes as Israel ramped up airstrikes on the enclave, killing more than 110 people in two days, according to the Gaza health ministry on Friday.