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President Donald Trump on Saturday stated Hamas wants to begin returning the our bodies of deceased hostages who have been held captive by the fear group through the battle in Gaza, “rapidly, or the opposite international locations concerned on this GREAT PEACE will take motion.”
Whereas all of the dwelling hostages have been returned from Gaza, the stays of 13 deceased hostages haven’t been handed over by Hamas.
“A number of the our bodies are laborious to achieve, however others they’ll return now and, for some motive, they aren’t,” Trump wrote in a Reality Social publish. “Maybe it has to do with their disarming, however after I stated, ‘Each side could be handled pretty,’ that solely applies in the event that they adjust to their obligations. Let’s see what they do over the following 48 hours. I’m watching this very carefully.”
Hours earlier than Trump’s publish, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with the households of Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, two U.S. residents who have been killed within the Oct. 7, 2023 assaults.
President Donald Trump poses with a signed settlement throughout a world leaders’ summit targeted on ending the Gaza battle in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct 13. (Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Photographs)
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Their our bodies are amongst these nonetheless being held by Hamas.
“We is not going to neglect the lives of the hostages who died within the captivity of Hamas,” Rubio wrote in an X publish. “We is not going to relaxation till their—and all—stays are returned.”
Authorities believed Chen, a 19-year-old twin U.S.-Israeli citizen, was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, however was later declared useless by the Israel Protection Forces (IDF).
President Donald Trump indicators the settlement at a world leaders’ summit on ending the battle in Gaza, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13. (Reuters)
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Neutra, 21, an American-Israeli from New York, was killed in battle on Oct. 7, 2023.
Huckabee famous Rubio’s go to to Israel was “very productive in shifting ahead” the U.S.-brokered Gaza peace plan, including the plan can not work till all hostages, dwelling and deceased, are launched.
Whereas touring to Asia Saturday, Trump met with Qatari leaders aboard Air Power One whereas refueling at Al-Udeid Air Base.
Folks wave Israeli and American flags in Hostages Sq. throughout a rally supporting hostages and lacking households following the Israel-Hamas peace deal. (Dana Reany/Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board)
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Qatar has performed a major function in efforts to barter peace and ceasefires Gaza.
Following the assembly with Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Trump stated “the Emir is likely one of the nice rulers of the world… and the Prime Minister has been my good friend.”
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Referencing the peace deal, the president stated, “What we have executed is unimaginable—peace within the Center East.”
Fox Information Digital’s Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
