Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday for his statement on Monday warning Hamas of severe consequences if it does not free its remaining hostages by the time he takes office.
Netanyahu said (via Government Press Office):
I want to thank President Trump for his strong statement yesterday about the need for Hamas to release the hostages, the responsibility of Hamas, and this adds another force to our continued effort to release all the hostages.
Thank you, President Trump.
As Breitbart News reported, Trump dispensed with the Biden-Harris language of compromise, and said explicitly that Hamas would face a massive response if it did not free the 101 remaining Israeli hostages, including Americans:
He posted on Truth Social:
Everybody is talking about the hostages who…
