President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded Hamas release the remaining hostages, warning the terror group of “consequences” if it refused. Posting on Truth Social, he called it his “last warning.”
“Everyone wants the Hostages HOME. Everyone wants this War to end! The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Trump wrote.
What those consequences may be remains unclear. On Friday, the president told reporters that some of the roughly 20 captives still believed to be held in Gaza may already be dead.
“When you get down to the final 10 or 20, you’re not gonna get them out unless you’re gonna do a lot — and doing a lot means capitulation,” he said.
The White House pressure comes as Israel intensifies its campaign in Gaza. On Saturday, Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Avichay Adraee warned residents of Gaza City to evacuate ahead of an airstrike.
“The Defense Army will attack the building soon due to the presence of Hamas terrorist infrastructure inside or near it,” Adraee posted on X. “For your safety, you are required to evacuate immediately southward toward the humanitarian zone in Mawasi Khan Younis.”
The warning followed Hamas’s release of hostage footage from the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. The video showed Guy Gilboa-Dalal in late August pleading for release, and Alon Ohel on the day he was seized nearly two years ago.
President Trump issues his "last warning" for Hamas to accept his terms: "There will not be another one." pic.twitter.com/NuWGtO0EZr
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