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Donald Trump urged Hamas to release all 20 hostages in Gaza amid global condemnation of Tel Aviv’s war.
US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Reuters file photo)
US President Donald Trump called on Hamas to immediately release all 20 hostages it is holding in Gaza, saying that “things will change rapidly” once they are freed. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote, “Tell Hamas to IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 hostages (Not 2 or 5 or 7!) and things will change rapidly. IT WILL END!”
This comes as Donald Trump said earlier that the once-powerful pro-Israel lobby had lost influence in US Congress.
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“If you go back 20 years, I will tell you, Israel had the strongest lobby in the Congress of anything or body I’ve ever seen. There was a time when you couldn’t speak badly about Israel if you wanted to be a politician. They had total control of Congress. Now they don’t. I’m a little surprised to see that,” he said.
Donald Trump also argued that while Israel may be winning the war in Gaza, it was struggling in the “world of public relations.” He said, “They may be winning the war, but they’re not winning the world of public relations, and it is hurting them.”
Donald Trump recalled Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel as a “truly horrible day” and said Israel must “get that war over with” because it was damaging Jerusalem’s global standing. He nonetheless insisted that no US president had done more for Israel than him, citing his administration’s actions against Iran.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticised Israel for restricting humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling the crisis a “manmade famine in the 21st century.”
Egypt also condemned Israel’s expanded military operations, accusing it of ignoring international law and peace efforts.
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Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
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