The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office.
Donald Trump threatened to unleash “hell” if the Hamas hostages are not released soon, as Biden officials note “constructive” discussions with the transition team.
Israel is optimistic Trump could lift a ban on the delivery of some US military equipment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be "hell to pay" unless they go free by his Jan.
Relatives of captives say they will meet with officials from incoming administration and members of Congress during trip to Washington later this month
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.
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.
Officials say about 100 hostages, including some Americans, who were seized on October 7, 2023, remain captive in Gaza, though they believe many of them may have died in captivity.
Donald Trump’s forthright warning that “all hell will break out” if Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists fail to release the remaining Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza marks an important change of direction from the vacillation that defined the Biden administration’s approach.
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening the terror group Hamas to release its remaining hostages in Gaza before his inauguration Jan. 20.
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.