Isolated Hamas faces collapsing negotiating stance after drastic Trump threat

Earlier this week, two days after Hamas released a propaganda video showing American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander pleading with Donald Trump to secure his release, the American president-elect typed out a message that was sure to make the terror group and its backers in Iran take notice.

“Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire world, in the Middle East – but it’s all talk and no action!” Trump wrote Monday on his Truth Social platform, without mentioning Israel or the Palestinian terror group by name.

“Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity,” he continued.

The pressure is on

In a little over six weeks, Trump’s deadline will arrive. His slogan, which puts the onus squarely on Hamas, seems to be “Release them now!”

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Isolated Hamas faces collapsing negotiating stance after drastic Trump threat

Terror group pinned hopes of salvation on the Iranian axis and world pressure on Israel, but now has just a few weeks until an unpredictable and angry US president returns

www.timesofisrael.com

 

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From the article:
“Following Trump’s victory in the US elections, international pressure on Israel is likely to wane, with Netanyahu expecting a more reliable veto in the United Nations Security Council, a quicker flow of key weapons and intense pressure on the International Criminal Court as it goes after the Israeli leadership.

Domestic opposition to Netanyahu isn’t going to push him to a deal either. Firing defense minister Yoav Gallant removed the chief internal advocate of an urgent deal, and bringing in Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope party stabilized the coalition.

Perhaps, over time, the protest movement’s pressure on Netanyahu, with its carefully chosen slogan of “Bring them home now!” could have gained enough traction in the public.

But Hamas no longer has time on its side.”

 

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Trump should slap massive sanctions on Turkey as well for housing the Hamas leaders

 

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I'm personally not a fan of sanctions. Sanctions is probably why BRICS is developing. I would be in favor of kicking Turkey out of NATO and have US Forces work side by side with Israel to complete the extermination of hamas, hezbollah, and Houthis. And to make up for the diben years the USA can completely and totally destroy all of Iran's nuclear sites. The USA can do that overnight.