Future US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to the terrorist organization Hamas. By the time he takes office on January 20, they must release the Israeli hostages who have been in the hands of the terrorists for more than a year – or face “hell.”
Only half of the hostages kidnapped on October 7 last year are believed to be alive. The Israeli army recently announced the death of another victim. A young man who also had American citizenship.
“All hell will break loose in the Middle East”
Trump has now set a deadline for the release of the hostages still in Hamas’s control. “If the hostages are not released before January 20, 2025, the day I proudly assume the office of President of the United States, all hell will break loose in the Middle East, including for those in power who have committed atrocities against humanity.” he explained on the Trutz Social platform, which he co-founded.
Trump’s post can be seen here:
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anyone has ever been hit in the long and storied history of the United States of America.” He ended his post with the demand: “Release the hostages now!”
Of the 101 people kidnapped in the Gaza Strip and still missing, an estimated 50 to 60 victims are still alive. Some of them also have German or American citizenship.
Only on Monday did the Israeli army announce that another hostage was dead: a soldier Omer Neutra, who was 21 at the time of his kidnapping, had already been killed in the October 7 massacre and his body was being held in the Gaza Strip. ever since. Previously, people had hoped that the young man might still be alive.
Here the Israeli government announces the death of Omer Neutra:
Grew up in the US and then joined the Israeli army
Neutra was a tank platoon commander at the time of the attack. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the soldier “fell on October 7 in a heroic battle near Nir Oz.” The young man grew up in the United States and then decided “to come to Israel and join the Israeli army to defend our people,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who met the victim’s family several times.
It is unlikely that the terrorist militia will be intimidated by Trump’s threats. Hamas is demanding an end to the war and Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip as a condition for the release of the hostages. The massacre on October 7, 2023 left 1,200 people dead and around 250 kidnapped.
Source: Krone
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