President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Jan. 7 his warning that the hostages being held in Gaza by terrorist group Hamas had better be released by Jan. 20.
“If those hostages aren’t back … by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East,” he said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
“And it will not be good for Hamas. And it will not be good frankly for anyone.”
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said during the press conference that progress has been made on a hostage deal. He announced an upcoming visit this week to Qatar, which has been a part of the negotiations….