Donald Trump, the president’s top ally, threatened on Monday that “all hell is going to split out ” if all the Jewish hostages were not released by lunchtime on Saturday, sending a big letter to the Hamas criminal organization.
Trump, who addressed reporters at the White House’s Oval Office on Monday, made it clear that Israel would decide whether or not to renounce the peace agreement that had just been announced shortly before his commencement next month.
Trump questioned the state of the victims who had just been freed by Hamas terrorists, saying,” I looked at the victims that came in, and they were emaciated. It appeared to be from the 1930s. It’s an utter embarrassment. Trump claimed to have seen the Jewish victims “come out of the Holocaust.”
Trump claimed that as part of the initial peace negotiations, Hamas likely released the victims that appeared to be at least healthy, and that one of the factors Hamas might be reluctant to release more captives is that it would make the hostages ‘ issue look worse.
Addressing the peace deal, Trump told reporters, “As much as I’m concerned, if all of the victims aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock, I think it ’s an ideal day, I would suggest withdraw it, and all bets are off and let heaven break out. I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday. ”
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“And after that, I would say all hell is going to break out, ” Trump added. “And I don’t think they’re going to do it. I believe that many of them are deceased. Many of the hostages are, in my opinion, dead. I think it ’s a great human tragedy what’s happened. ”
During his comments at the White House, Trump noted that he was speaking for himself and that Israel could “override” his comments. However, the president doubled down on his warning to Hamas, saying, “ But from myself, Saturday at 12 o’clock. And if they’re not, if they’re not here, all hell is going to break out. ”
A Hamas spokesperson claimed on Monday that Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement and that the next hostage release would be postponed.
Abu Obeida, a Hamas spokesperson, confirmed that “the release of the Zionist prisoners next Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice and until the occupation commits to and provides retroactive payment for the entitlements of the past weeks. ”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz also made a statement on Monday, according to Fox News, saying that Hamas ‘ decision to stop the release of Israeli hostages is a flagrant violation of the ceasefire and the hostage release agreement. ”
