Trump says ‘hell will break out’ if Hamas does not return hostages

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US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release hostages by the time he takes office, Reuters reports.

At a press conference in Florida, he said, “It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone.”

His Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, told reporters he hopes to have good things to report on negotiations between Israel and Hamas by the time Trump is sworn into office.

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