President Trump on Sunday stated he was dropping persistence with the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas after seeing footage of the Palestinian terrorists releasing Israeli hostages over the weekend, whose look he in comparison with Holocaust survivors.
Trump’s response to seeing photographs of the three hostages, who appeared gaunt upon their launch on Saturday, introduced recent uncertainty over the deal’s destiny earlier than all remaining 76 hostages are freed and got here days after the president known as for the elimination of Palestinians from the enclave and for the US to take management of it.
“They look like Holocaust survivors. They were in horrible condition. They were emaciated,” Trump informed reporters aboard Air Pressure One on his approach to New Orleans to attend the Tremendous Bowl. “I don’t know how much longer we can take that … at some point we’re going to lose our patience.”
“I know we have a deal … they dribble in and keep dribbling in … but they are in really bad shape,” Trump stated of the Israeli hostages.
Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who had been taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri through the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, who was kidnapped that day from the Nova music competition, had been led onto a Hamas podium by gunmen on Saturday forward of their launch to Israeli authorities.
The three males appeared in worse situation than the 18 different hostages beforehand freed below the truce, which was agreed to on January 15 months into the warfare.
Many Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel have additionally appeared skinny and emaciated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday the sight of the frail hostages was stunning and could be addressed.
In change for the three males, Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.
Trump additionally informed reporters he remained dedicated to having the US purchase and take possession of Gaza after Palestinians go away or are faraway from the enclave, a shock announcement he made February 4 throughout Netanyahu’s current go to to Washington.
He stated different nations could participate in rebuilding sections of Gaza.
“As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people may do it, through our auspices. But we’re committed to owning it, taking it, and making sure that Hamas doesn’t move back.”
