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Trump Demands Immediate Release of Oct. 7 Hostages
(AP-Washington Post) Jill Colvin - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday demanded the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, in a social media post. "If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025...there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!" Trump's threat came hours after the Israeli government confirmed the death of Omer Neutra, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, whose body is still held by Hamas in Gaza. The Biden administration has said that Hamas has yet to show a willingness to reengage in negotiations and that the group isn't concerned for its own lives or the lives of Gaza civilians.