Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President-elect Donald Trump was in the “right position” when he warned of “hell's retribution” if Hamas did not release the remaining hostages.
“President Trump, as is customary, focused on the right place: Hamas, not the Israeli government.” [elsewhere]” Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the beginning of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. According to Reuters.
President Trump on Monday called on Hamas to release all hostages before his inauguration on January 20.
President Trump has been held by the Iranian-backed terrorist organization since October 7, 2023, after Hamas attacked Israel, killing at least 1,200 people and kidnapping at least 250, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. He said nothing was being done to free the people. Seven of the 101 hostages remaining in Gaza are American.
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Former President Donald Trump shakes hands and poses for a photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion on July 26, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Amos ben Gershom (GPO) / Handout/Anadolu, via Getty Images)
“Everyone is talking about hostages being held in the Middle East in extremely violent, inhumane, and against the will of the entire world, but it's all talk and no action!” Trump wrote. Ta.
“Please let this truth be known: If the hostages are not released by January 20, 2025, the day I am proudly sworn in as President of the United States, there will be hell in the Middle East. Please stand up for those responsible for these atrocities against humanity,” Trump added.
Seven American hostages still held by Hamas terrorists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a televised statement in Jerusalem, Israel, on November 26, 2024. (Israel Government Press Office, via AP)
The message also received support from Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Hamas terrorists are still holding 101 people hostage in the Gaza Strip. (Yousef Masoud/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Reuters quoted him as saying: “This is the way to get the hostages back: to increase the pressure and cost on Hamas and its supporters, and to defeat them rather than give in to their absurd demands.” Ta.
FOX News' Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
