President Donald Trump said Monday morning that the remaining hostages in Gaza will only be returned when Hamas is “confronted and destroyed.”

My husband Omri, the father of our two gorgeous young daughters, was kidnapped from our home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct 7 2023 along with 250 other people from the region.

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would still need Israel’s approval, as Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.

Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel intends to take control of the entire Gaza Strip. He blamed Hamas for every humanitarian concern brought up by FNC's Bill Hemmer during an interview on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to order a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to force Hamas to free the hostages, according to local reports.

We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!!” President Donald Trump posted on social media.

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