US EditionHostages 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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“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”: U.S. President Donald Trump
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.
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