President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas, stating that 'all hell will break out in the Middle East' if the group fails to release the hostages it is holding in Gaza by his inauguration on January 20. Trump emphasized that this situation would not be beneficial for Hamas or any other party involved. Meanwhile, Steve Witkoff, Trump's designated Middle East envoy, reported 'a lot of progress' in negotiations in Doha, Qatar, aiming to secure the release of hostages captured during Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
President-elect Donald Trump warned that"all hell will break out in the Middle East " if Hamas does not release the hostages it is holding in Gaza by the time he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Hamas is standing by its demand that Israel fully end military operations against Gaza as part of any deal to release the hostages.warned Tuesday that"all hell will break out in the Middle East" if Hamas does not release the hostages it is holding in Gaza by the time he is inaugurated on Jan. 20."And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good frankly for anyone," Trump said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
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