President-elect Trump offered a glimmer of hope to the families of American Hamas captives by vowing that if the hostages are not released by his inauguration on January 20th, they will be “exposed to hell.”
“That's exactly the type of language we've been missing,” Ruby Chen, father of Hamas prisoner Itai Chen, told “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday.
“These are seven American hostages, and I don't think the message is just aimed at Hamas. I think it's also aimed at Iran and other beneficiaries who have supported Hamas financially. Masu…
“It is unacceptable that Hamas can pay these people tens of millions of dollars a month. That money is coming from places we know, places in the Middle East, people and countries that claim to be allies of the United States. It's coming…and it has to stop. That's going to be a very strong message from the president once he's in office, and that's part of what he wants to say.”
President Trump promises 'hell in the Middle East' if hostages are not released before taking office
US President-elect Donald Trump attends a launch visit for the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Cheng added that Trump's rhetoric “demonstrates his commitment to this issue” and that Trump values ”his obligation to our cause.”
Adi Alexander, the father of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, is also optimistic. Earlier Tuesday, he told “Fox & Friends First” co-host Todd Pirro that the hostage crisis is “very close” to President Trump's heart.
“I think he sympathizes with the hostages and doesn't want this conflict to happen on January 20th, and he wants to end the war.”
Adi and the rest of Yidan's family received their first tangible “sign of life” from Yidan in the form of a Hamas propaganda video posted on Saturday. The video was posted as Yidan implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump to agree to a deal to bring him home.
Mr. Alexander spoke with Mr. Trump several months ago and added that he seemed “upset” by the issue. Alexander said Prime Minister Netanyahu called his wife a few days ago to tell her that a deal was on the table and that Israeli officials were “working tirelessly to close the gap with Hamas and get it over the finish line.” said.
“I had similar conversations with the White House,” he added.
Alexander remains hopeful that her son will be released before President Biden leaves office next month, but even if negotiations fail, she “absolutely” believes President Trump can make it happen once he takes office. are.
“We need strong leadership. We need to leverage the friendship between our leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, to implement the deal and make the necessary concessions.”
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