Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media on 2 December, urging Hamas to launch the hostages held in Gaza or face “hell to pay” within the Center East.
“Please let this TRUTH serve to symbolize that if the hostages aren’t launched previous to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Workplace as President of the US, there can be ALL HELL TO PAY within the Center East, and for these in cost who perpetrated these atrocities in opposition to Humanity,” Trump wrote.
He famous in his submit on Reality, a social media platform owned by Trump Media & Know-how Group Corp that prompts itself as a “large tent” platform selling free expression with out political censorship or ideological discrimination, that these accountable will face repercussions extra extreme than any ever delivered within the in depth and storied historical past of the US
“RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!” he demanded.
The assertion got here shortly after the Israel Protection Forces confirmed that Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli hostage, was killed throughout the 7 October assault, and his physique was taken to Gaza.
Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, commented on Trump’s assertion on X, expressing gratitude, saying, “Thanks and bless you Mr. President-elect @realDonaldTrump. All of us pray for the second we see our sisters and brothers again residence!”
Based on Axios, Herzog reached out to Trump following his election victory to congratulate him and emphasize the urgency of securing the discharge of hostages.
“You should rescue the hostages,” Herzog instructed Trump.
In response, the U.S. President-elect reportedly remarked that a lot of the hostages have been doubtless lifeless. Herzog countered by sharing Israeli intelligence assessments, which indicated that ‘half of them are nonetheless alive.’
Israeli officers estimate that round 100 hostages stay in Gaza, with roughly half nonetheless alive, out of the 250 people captured by Hamas throughout its October 2023 assault on southern Israel.
Since 7 October 2023, and as of 1 December, no less than 44,429 Palestinians have misplaced their lives, together with 17,492 youngsters, with greater than 105,250 others wounded and over 11,000 reported lacking within the 14-month-long battle on Gaza by Israel, in accordance to the most recent knowledge by Al Jazeera.
