President Donald Trump issued his “last warning” to the Hamas terrorist organization on Wednesday, urging the terrorists to immediately release the American and Israeli hostages or “THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!”
On Wednesday, Trump issued a statement on Truth Social, confirming that he had just met with some of the former Hamas hostages whose lives were “destroyed” by the terrorist organization. “‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose,” he stated. “Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you.”
Trump told Hamas that its terrorist members were “sick and twisted” since “only sick and twisted people keep bodies.” The 47th president warned that he was going to send Israel “everything it needs to finish the job” and threatened that “not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say.”
“This is your last warning! For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance,” the president added. “Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!”
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Trump’s final warning to Hamas came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Trump administration’s recently reported decision to negotiate with Hamas.
Asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy why the United States was directly negotiating with Hamas for the “first time ever” despite the “long-standing policy that we do not negotiate with terrorists,” Leavitt said, “Well, when it comes to the negotiations that you’re referring to, first of all, the special envoy who’s engaged in those negotiations does have the authority to talk to anyone.”
Leavitt confirmed that Israel was “consulted” on the U.S. negotiations with Hamas and explained that engaging in dialogue with “people around the world” is “something that the president has proven is what he believes is good-faith effort to do what’s right for the American people.”
Despite Trump’s warning to Hamas on Wednesday, Hamas appeared to dismiss Trump’s “last warning,” claiming in a statement to Reuters that the 47th president was encouraging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “evade” the current ceasefire agreement.”
“Trump’s repeated threats against our people represent support to Netanyahu to evade the agreement and tighten the siege and starvation against our people,” Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua, a Hamas spokesperson, told Reuters. “The best track to release the remaining Israeli prisoners is by… going into the second phase (of the ceasefire) and compelling it (Israel) to adhere to the agreement signed under the sponsorship of mediators.”
Source: American Military News