Trump issues “The Last Warning” to Hamas to release the Israeli hostages

President Trump has directly warned of the Hamas sectors of the release of all the hostages who immediately held in Gaza or facing death.

In a post on the strict social media on Wednesday, Mr. Trump addressed Hamas fighters and constructed in a statement in his speech to Congress the night before, when he said that his administration was “returning our hostages from Gaza”, without providing details.

“All the hostages are now released, not later, and immediately all the bodies of the people you killed, or ended for you, Spread on the social truth Wednesday.

This was the latest example of Mr. Trump’s use of threats to try to penetrate obstacles to the required political goal. Even when the armed group warned, officials said that the United States and Hamas had been held Direct conversations in Qatar On the hostages, avoid separate negotiations that include Hamas and Israel over the conditions of the next stage of the ceasefire in Gaza.

The Israeli government said that about 25 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others are still in Gaza. Mr. Trump, who directed Strong threats In their kidnappers, the gunmen said, “sick and coherents” to keep the bodies.

“Israel has sent everything it needs to finish the job, and it will not be one of the members of the enthusiasm safe if it does not say,” Mr. Trump wrote.

“This is your last warning,” he added, adding that if the group continues to carry the hostages, “You are dead!”

Hamas said in a post on the Telegram application that Mr. Trump’s statement will make efforts to negotiate the second phase of the ceasefire agreement with Israel, and will make it easier for the Israeli government not to fulfill its obligations under the deal. Israel and Hamas are in a border state in the second stage, which aims to reach a comprehensive truce that would end the war and liberate the remaining living hostages.

“The language of threats does not frighten us. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas official, said in a statement:” This only holds things. “

Hamas and other Palestinian groups acquired about 250 hostages during the deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which launched the war in Gaza. The Palestinian authorities say more than 45,000 Ghazan had been killed in the conflict. Military experts say that although the military campaign of Israel has weakened Hamas, the group He still holds power in Gaza.

More than 100 hostages were launched during a truce in late 2023, and 30 others-along with the bodies of eight people seized in the attack-were returned during a second stop that started in January. Under the conditions for stopping, Israel issued hundreds of Palestinian detainees in return.

Mr. Trump’s publication did not mention any exchange of prisoners, and did not provide any details of the military aid that he said was sent to Israel. But in one of the potential indicators of the administration’s approach, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio called this week the “emergency authorities” to exceed Congress and send $ 4 billion in Weapons to Israel. This was the second time in one month that the administration had wandered in the process of approving Congress to send weapons to the country.

Aaron Bokman The reports contributed.