As negotiations over the Hamas hostage deal near completion, President-elect Donald Trump told Newsmax on Monday that failing to secure the release of the hostages could cause “a lot of problems.”
Monaka exterior President Trump said on “Rob Schmidt Tonight” that negotiations are nearing completion. The agreement aims to ensure the release of hostages held under dire conditions.
“We’re very close to achieving it and they have to get it done. If they don’t get it done, there’s going to be a lot of trouble there, if they There’s going to be a lot of trouble like we’ve never seen before, but they’ll get through it, and I understand there was a handshake to get it done, but maybe until the end of the week. It must end,” President Trump said.
The deal was concluded after the hostages were held captive for more than 600 days. (Related: Hamas strikes back against Palestinian Authority after being annihilated by Israeli forces)
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“It’s horrific. A lot of people have died, and those numbers, you know, are part of the agreement to remove the bodies,” Trump said. “But they lived in tunnels that were sometimes three feet high, and sometimes lower than that, closed at both ends. Can you imagine that? And they lived for a long time. “Would this have happened? If I were president, this would never have happened, it never would have happened,” President Trump said.
President Trump, who will be inaugurated next week, also mentioned his past financial aid to Iran and its influence on the war in Ukraine. He said he believes current U.S. foreign policy strengthens Iran financially and strategically.
“Iran didn’t have the money to give them. Iran is essentially bankrupt and has certainly taken a hit in recent months, but you know they have a lot of money. ” President Trump said.
Mediators have presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft of an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, according to people familiar with the negotiations, Reuters reported. reported. The development followed a “breakthrough” in late-night talks attended by representatives of both President Trump and outgoing US President Joe Biden.
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