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Donald Trump said that if the hostages held by Hamas “are not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East".
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BRUSSELS – US President-elect Donald Trump has repeated threats that unless Hamas, the Palestinian militant organisation, agrees to a ceasefire in the Gaza war and releases the Israeli and American hostages by the time he is sworn into office on Jan 20, “all hell will break out”
Speaking at a news conference on Jan 7 at his Florida residence in Mar-a-Lago, alongside his recently appointed Middle East envoy, Trump claimed that he “didn’t want to hurt” the ceasefire negotiations
