Zuhri noted that the language of threats has no value but only complicates matters
Hamas has responded to President Donald Trump's threat concerning the remaining Israeli hostages.
Reacting, a senior Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, on Tuesday said Trump must remember that the only way to bring home Israeli prisoners is to respect the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Zuhri noted that the language of threats has no value but only complicates matters
Recall that Trump on Monday said he would propose cancelling the ceasefire and let hell break out if all Israeli hostages held by Hamas were not released by Saturday.
It was gathered that Hamas, which was due to release some hostages under a ceasefire since January, has postponed releasing hostages until further notice, accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire’s terms by continuing strikes on the Gaza Strip.
Recall that Trump had proposed that the United States would take over Gaza, move out its more than 2 million residents and transform the territory into the Riviera of the Middle East, a move that has enraged the Arab world.
The US president would meet Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following Trump’s Gaza redevelopment idea, including a threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians.
The Gaza war, which was launched after Hamas attacks on Israeli territory in October, 2023, has been paused since mid-January under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that was brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.