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Hostages will be released ‘when Hamas is confronted and destroyed,’ Trump says
President Trump demands Hamas defeat as the sole condition for releasing about 50 hostages held since 2023, underscoring a tougher U.S. stance amid ongoing ceasefire talks.
- President Donald Trump appeared to back Israel's expected renewed operations in Gaza against Hamas, saying hostages will only be released 'when Hamas is confronted and destroyed.'
- Hamas is still holding roughly 50 hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be alive but in poor health, since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- While much of the international community is pushing for Israel and Hamas to agree to end the conflict, Israel's security council voted to make preparations to take control of Gaza City.
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Trump says remaining hostages will be released when Hamas is ‘confronted and destroyed’ - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
President Donald Trump said Monday morning that the remaining hostages in Gaza will only be returned when Hamas is “confronted and destroyed.” “We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!! The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success will be,” wrote Trump in a post on Truth Social. Trump’s latest comments appeared to support a recent plan approved by Israel’s security cabinet t…
Hostages will be released ‘when Hamas is confronted and destroyed,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump appeared to back Israel’s expected renewed operations in Gaza against Hamas on Monday morning.Trump has been one of the few international leaders to continue to back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while several of Israel’s other allies have called on him to do more to end the war and have announced their intent to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the release of Hamas hostages will only be possible when the Palestinian Islamist group is "destroyed." "We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!The sooner this happens, the greater the chances of success!" Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social.The president attributed the merit of being the one who "negotiated and achieved the release of h…
Trump: Only Destruction Of Hamas Will Free Hostages As Mediators Push Ceasefire Deal - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau Staff WASHINGTON / CAIRO / JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the only path to securing the release of hostages held in Gaza is through the complete defeat of Hamas, even as Arab mediators reported progress on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal. Speaking on his Truth Social platform, Trump insisted that hostages would not be freed until …
Trump: Gaza hostages will return only after Hamas is 'confronted and destroyed'
Trump said the return of hostages depends on confronting Hamas and warned, 'The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success.' Families of 50 hostages urged him to act swiftly, warning, 'Every day this war continues puts the living hostages at imminent risk of execution'
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