The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Monday (2) that if the Hamas hostages are not released by January 20, when he takes office, there will be serious consequences.
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anyone else in the long and storied history of the United States of America,” he warned in a publication in Truth Social.
In the attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters captured more than 250 people, according to Israeli counts.
About half of the 101 foreign and Israeli hostages still held incommunicado in Gaza are believed to be alive. This Monday, Hamas reported that 33 hostages died during the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas demands an end to the war and Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza as part of any deal to release the remaining hostages.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that the war will continue until Hamas is eradicated and no longer poses a threat to his country.
Israel’s military offensive has killed more than 44,400 Palestinians and displaced most of Gaza’s population, according to officials in the Palestinian territory. Vast areas of the enclave are in ruins.
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This content was originally published in Trump promises serious consequences if hostages are not released before his inauguration on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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