The elected president of the United States, Donald Trumpsaid that “all hell” would break loose in the Middle East if the hostages held in the Gaza Strip They are not released before his inauguration on January 20.
“If the hostages are not released before January 20, 2025, the date on which I will proudly assume the position of president of the United States, the Middle East and those responsible who perpetrated these atrocities against humanity will pay dearly,” he stressed. in a message on the Truth Social network.
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anyone has been hit in the long history of the United States of America.“said Trump, who has also criticized that “it’s all words” and there is “no action” to free the hostages held in a way that is “so violent, inhumane and against everyone’s will.”
Trump has expressed its intention that the 101 hostages kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza are released before their arrival at the White House. This political objective is supported by the conversations that the administration of Joe Bidenwith the support of the israeli diplomacythe mediation of Egypt and the covert support of Iran. Furthermore, Trump is confident that the military weakness of the Palestinian terrorist group can facilitate the release of the captives.
“(Donald) Trump is more determined than ever to free the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes an agreement on the hostages. “He wants that to happen now,” revealed Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who in recent days met with the Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman and the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
Graham’s trip to the region was a political decision made by Trump, who pays close attention to the South Carolina senator’s views on the Middle East.
In their confidential meetings, Graham conveyed to Sheikh Bin Salman and Netanyahu that Trump is willing to support a truce in Gaza, similar to the one he had previously endorsed in Lebanon. Upon returning from your trip to Riad y Jerusalemthe Republican senator briefed the president-elect on the details of his whirlwind visit to the Middle East.
During an official meeting at the White House, Trump and Biden agreed to support efforts to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East, after several months of intense fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Fulfilling his commitment, Trump approved the truce between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the first significant military defeat for the Iran regime and his ally Hezbollah in recent years.
Unlike Lebanon, negotiating a truce in Gaza is presented as a greater challenge due to its human dimension. Hamas uses the 101 hostages as “war spoils” to obtain better conditions in any agreement with Israel.
In this context, the Palestinian terrorist group demanded that the Israeli army withdraw from the Gaza Strip and that Netanyahu release at least 800 terrorist prisoners in Israel in exchange for those kidnapped on October 7, 2023.
However, the Israeli government always rejected the idea of leaving Gaza, after months of intense fighting. For Netanyahu, this military demand was insurmountable, since giving in to it would have implied not only a strategic defeat, but also the fall of his government, due to pressure from the religious wing of his coalition, which was firmly opposed to leaving Gaza under the conditions posed by Hamas.
