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President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly issued stern warnings to Hamas in recent weeks, saying there will be “hell to pay” if the Israeli hostages are not released by the time he returns to office on January 20. As Israel and Hamas near an agreement that provides for a temporary ceasefire and the release of 33 Israeli hostages, it becomes clear that the “Trump factor” played a pivotal role in moving the deal forward.
President Trump promises ‘hell in the Middle East’ if hostages are not released before taking office
The 33 Israeli hostages to be released under the deal will be released on Saturday, the Jewish holiday of Simchat, along with 65 others still held by Hamas in subhuman conditions in the Gaza Strip for the past 466 days. They were snatched from their homes and beds in the morning. From that day on, their names and faces became one with the group of Israel. Their stories have become our own. The people of Israel are extremely grateful for President-elect Trump’s dedication and tenacity, and for the thousands of brave Israeli men and women who risked life and limb to help Israel recover from the terrible failure of that fateful day. are.
A memorial at the site of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Rem, Israel, on May 27, 2024. (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
For Israelis who have been traumatized by the war, the return of hostages is both painful and joyful. The reunification of these innocent people with their families is a tragedy for those of us who know all too well the pain, suffering, torture and abuse they suffer at the hands of Hamas’s ruthless and cruel captors. brings tears of joy. But it is also a stark reminder of the magnitude of Israel’s failure and the need to ensure that such an event never occurs again.
President Trump’s “Price in Hell” was a clear message not only to Hamas but to all rogues in the Middle East. It is a demonstration of the incoming government’s clear moral vision and ability to discern right from wrong, a vision that could usher in a new episode in the future of this turbulent and volatile region. There is a clear line between this statement and January 2020, when the U.S. military removed Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, at the direction of then-President Trump.
Newly released FBI records prove Iran was behind former President Trump’s assassination attempt. (Getty Images)
Soleimani is responsible for the Islamic regime’s “ring of fire” doctrine, which surrounds Israel with hostile forces such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and supports other nefarious terrorist groups such as the Houthis in Yemen. He was the planner. Soleimani’s assassination shocked the Islamic Republic’s leadership and the region, which had vowed revenge against President Trump himself and senior administration officials.
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In launching the brutal and ferocious October 7 attack on Israel, Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, in his desire to change the Middle East forever, announced that all elements of this “Ring of Fire” They wanted to unite and attack Israel. 466 days into the war, it is clear that the Middle East has changed forever, but in the opposite direction.
Iran and its proxies have suffered major setbacks. Hamas in Gaza has been destroyed. Syria’s Assad regime was overthrown, and a new president and prime minister were elected in Lebanon against the wishes of a much weakened Hezbollah.
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Israel is entering an excruciating period as it watches its hostages return from the darkness of Gaza and eagerly awaits the return of the rest.
But a new future looms on the horizon. It is one of the “hell’s price” for the Middle East’s rogues, who are wrapped up in the hope of peace through force.
