Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter called for the hostages held in Gaza to be released by Hamas the day he takes charge as the President.
On Tuesday, in a post on X, Netanyahu thanked the President, saying: "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."
Immediately after Hamas released a video in which the American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander appealed to his captors for release, Trump posted: "Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East - But it's all talk, and no action!!"
He warned that the US would take extreme steps if the hostages were not released by January 20, 2025, when he would assume office.
"Let this TRUTH stand in its way of testifying to what will occur if these Hostages are not freed prior to January 20, 2025 - when I assume Office with honor and pride as the new President of the United States-there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and to those leaders responsible who carried out such despicable atrocities against Mankind.
Trump made his standpoint well and clear with these words, "Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!"
