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After meeting with Israeli hostages, Trump confirms the strong warning to Hamas: “Publish all hostages now … or it's over for you”

Published Israeli hostages meets the US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2025 (Photo: White House/X)

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump organized eight in the White House of Eight. They had the opportunity to personally take part in the union's speech before they met with him the following day in the Oval Office.

The participants of the meeting with Trump included Eli Sharabi, Yair Horn, Omer Shem Tov, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher and Noa Argamani.

Trump admitted another warning to Hamas on Wednesday after he had met with the former hostages to demand that the terrorist group immediately published all the remaining hostages or had serious consequences.

“” Shalom Hamas “means hello and goodbye – you can choose,” wrote Trump about the social truth. “Free all the hostages now – not later – and immediately give back all the bodies of the people you murdered back, or it's over for you.”



Trump assured the group of eight liberated hostages: “We will get them out” and referred to hostages that are still kept in Gaza.

In the past few months, Trump has published several ultimatums to Hamas with limited success. Before his inauguration, he called for the publication of all hostages and warned that there would be “hell to pay” if his claim was not met.

Although Hamas did not publish all hostages, she agreed to a multiple aid with Israel, which led to 33 hostages in the first stage.

Last month after Hamas threatened to release no further grave facility due to suspected Israeli violations of the agreement, Trump published another ultimatum and demanded that all hostages will be released by the following Saturday. While Hamas did not publish all hostages, it has released the three they wanted to publish.

“I send Israel everything it needs to end the job. Not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do what I say, ”he warned on Wednesday.

“This is your last warning! The time is now the time to leave Gaza while you still have a chance, ”said Trump.

He noticed that he had just met with the earlier hostages “whose life they destroyed … only sick and twisted people keep their bodies and they are sick and twisted!”

Trump was recently criticized Gaza take over“, Which triggered global counter -reactions and many questioned the real importance behind his comments.

He asked the neighbors of the Arab nations of Israel to be considered, while the Gaza Strip is converted, especially Egypt and Jordan to get help. So far, however, both countries have refused to allow the Gazans to look for refuge within their borders.

Some have expressed concern that thousands of civilians played an active role on October 7, 2023 on the massacre led by Hamas and continued to take part in keeping hostages in their houses, as reported by several returning hostages.

“Also for the people in Gaza: a nice future awaited, but not when you hold hostages. If you do that, you are dead! Make a clever decision. Now publish the hostages, otherwise there will be hell to pay later, ”Trump warned.

When the first phase of the agreement was completed on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement in which he confirmed the assumption of what it had described as a proposal from Trump's Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to extend the ceasefire under new conditions that differ in January.

The original deal had shown that Israel and Hamas would negotiate the conditions of the second phase, which includes the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for permanent hiring of hostility and a complete Israeli retreat from the Gaza.

Although Israel agreed to these conditions, Netanyahu has repeatedly emphasized that he would only end the war until the military and government structures were dismantled by Hamas. As a result, he largely waived negotiations on phase two.

The “Witkoff proposal” presented on Saturday evening describes an extension of the ceasefire both Ramadan and Passah, which lasted until April 19. During this time, the remaining hostages would be published in two phases: one at the beginning of the expansion and the other to its conclusion, depending on agreements for a permanent caseefire.

Hamas immediately rejected the proposal, and as a result, Israel warned that he would and would resume the fight again Block all help in the Gaza.

While the group was waiting for their meeting with Trump on Wednesday morning, the news turned out that his government had secretly involved direct negotiations with Hamas to secure the publication of American hostages in Gaza and ultimately put an end to war.

The White House stated that it had been advised with Israel on this matter, but Netanyah's office did not seem to agree and published a brief explanation: “Israel expressed the United States in relation to direct discussions with Hamas.”

“They were our hope when we were there and now they are their hope,” said Naama Levy. “As soon as they were chosen, we heard that they want to do everything to make a deal as soon as possible … they gave us hope.”

“So you didn't think until I came along – you didn't think you would get out?” Trump asked the group. Some of the hostages replied: “No.”

“Well, we said,” they better let us have these people behind, they let them out better. “We said that and something happened, right. Now we have to get the rest out,” said Trump, referring to his ultimatum last month.

“They were our hope when we were there and now they are their hope,” said Naama Levy. “As soon as they were chosen, we heard that they want to do everything to make a deal as soon as possible … they gave us hope.”

“So you didn't think until I came along – you didn't think you would get out?” Trump asked the group. Some of the hostages replied: “No.”

“Well, we said,” they better let us have these people behind, they let them out better. “We said that and something happened right. Now we have to get the rest out,” said Trump, referring to the warning he published last month.

“Thanks everyone. We are working very hard on it, ”said Trump, when every hostage approached to shake his hand. “We will do the best we can … terrible stories. Not even credible … we'll get them out. Regard. We'll get them out. “