Trump meets Israeli hostages and issues final warning to Hamas
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On Wednesday, March 5th, U.S. President Donald Trump met with eight israeli hostages, released recently during the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and stated that if the Palestinian militant group does not release all remaining hostages, hell will break loose in the Gaza Strip.
Following the meeting, Trump posted on the MAGA social media platform Truth, stating that he will send all weapons Israel might need to finish "the job" and that the best option for the militant group’s leadership would be to leave the Gaza Strip before it’s too late.
However, alongside Trump's meeting with the hostages, several closed-door meetings were held in recent weeks between U.S. envoy Adam Bohler and Hamas officials in Doha. This meeting represents a significant shift, as U.S. policy has always refused to interact with militant entities considered to be of terrorist nature, like Hamas, which has been on U.S. terrorist’s watchlist since 1997, and with whom there had never been direct negotiations until now.
The decision to break this longstanding U.S. policy could also be a consequence of the United States' distrust of the counterproposal made by the Arab League, which involves the mobilization and demilitarization of Hamas – in line with the Trump administration's plan – but rejects the idea of relocating the Palestinian population currently in Gaza. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated that Israel was aware of the closed-door meeting, and Netanyahu’s government confirmed that it had been consulted.
Following the meeting, Trump posted on the MAGA social media platform Truth, stating that he will send all weapons Israel might need to finish "the job" and that the best option for the militant group’s leadership would be to leave the Gaza Strip before it’s too late.
However, alongside Trump's meeting with the hostages, several closed-door meetings were held in recent weeks between U.S. envoy Adam Bohler and Hamas officials in Doha. This meeting represents a significant shift, as U.S. policy has always refused to interact with militant entities considered to be of terrorist nature, like Hamas, which has been on U.S. terrorist’s watchlist since 1997, and with whom there had never been direct negotiations until now.
The decision to break this longstanding U.S. policy could also be a consequence of the United States' distrust of the counterproposal made by the Arab League, which involves the mobilization and demilitarization of Hamas – in line with the Trump administration's plan – but rejects the idea of relocating the Palestinian population currently in Gaza. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated that Israel was aware of the closed-door meeting, and Netanyahu’s government confirmed that it had been consulted.