{"id":2375631,"date":"2024-12-02T17:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-hell-to-pay-trump-sends-warning-to-the-middle-east-as-he-moves-to-free-hostages\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:29:10","slug":"all-hell-to-pay-trump-sends-warning-to-the-middle-east-as-he-moves-to-free-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-hell-to-pay-trump-sends-warning-to-the-middle-east-as-he-moves-to-free-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;ALL HELL TO PAY&#8217;: Trump Sends Warning to the Middle East as He Moves to Free Hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-hell-to-pay-trump-sends-warning-to-the-middle-east-as-he-moves-to-free-hostages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of hostages taken during the Hamas raid into Israel last year. He \u200bcriticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-louisiana-governor-vetoes-multiple-bills-from-republican-legislature\/\" title=\"Louisiana&#039;s Democratic governor vetoes GOP legislature&#039;s bills.\">ongoing discussions surrounding<\/a> the hostages, stating that they lack decisive action and warned that if they are not released before \u200dhe takes office on January 20, 2025, there will be severe consequences for those \u2064responsible. Israeli President\u2063 Isaac Herzog endorsed Trump&#8217;s \u2063strong message,expressing hope \u2064for the hostages&#8217; safe return. Reports indicated that over 250 hostages were taken, with about half still believed to be alive.Trump&#8217;s\u2064 commitment to securing their \u200drelease has garnered support from prominent figures, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who emphasized Trump&#8217;s determination for a ceasefire that involves a hostage deal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump delivered a no-holds-barred demand that any hostages still alive from the Hamas raid into Israel last year should be released.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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 &mdash; But it&rsquo;s all talk, and no action!&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113584730902816413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those responsible will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-data-for-masked-vs-unmasked-counties-would-be-on-every-front-page-if-it-showed-a-different-result\/\" title=\"This Data For Masked Vs Unmasked Counties Would Be On Every Front Page, If It Showed a Different Result\">hit harder<\/a> than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-bidens-latest-israel-statement-craziest-thing-ever-heard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> for his bold message.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&ldquo;Thank you and bless you Mr. President-elect <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@realDonaldTrump. <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">We all pray for the moment we see our sisters and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">brothers back home<\/a>!&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Isaac_Herzog\/status\/1863666276511477792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you and bless you Mr. President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We all pray for the moment we see our sisters and brothers back home! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vm2WwtMNYZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Vm2WwtMNYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1497;&#1510;&#1495;&#1511; &#1492;&#1512;&#1510;&#1493;&#1490; Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Isaac_Herzog\/status\/1863666276511477792?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-wants-gaza-hostages-released-before-his-jan-20-inauguration-2024-12-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-un-aid-convoy-violently-looted-entering-gaza-somehow-israel-blamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas terrorists<\/a> took over 250 hostages from Israel after their brutal Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The report said about half of the 101 foreign and Israeli hostages held in Gaza are alive.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/trump-warns-those-holding-us-hostages-will-pay-a-very-big-price-if-theyre-not-freed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>, during his July speech in accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Trump said he wanted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cover-underway-journalist-found-holding-israeli-hostages-gaza-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hostages<\/a> freed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the entire world, I tell you this: We want our hostages back, and they better be back before I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-andrew-cuomo-to-resign\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo To Resign\">assume office<\/a>, or you will be paying a very big price,&rdquo; Trump said then.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina indicated last month that Trump wants the living hostages returned and a ceasefire in place by the time he assumes office, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/29\/trump-gaza-ceasefire-hostage-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is more determined&nbsp;than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal. He wants to see it happening now,&rdquo; Graham said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In one post, Trump has done more to free the hostages in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">middle east<\/a> than Biden has the entire time he&rsquo;s been in office.<\/p>\n<p>WE ARE BACK! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nBWJ8hZE4K\">pic.twitter.com\/nBWJ8hZE4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1863672807386747305?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end,&rdquo; Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>Graham voiced a hope that the outgoing and incoming administrations could work as a team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope President Trump and the Biden administration will work together during the transition period to release the hostages and get a ceasefire,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He stated, &#8220;Everyone is discussing the hostages being held in such brutal and inhumane conditions in the Middle East, but it&#8217;s just talk without action!&#8221; Trump emphasized that if the hostages are not freed by January 20, 2025\u2014when he takes office\u2014there would be severe consequences for those responsible for these acts against humanity. He concluded with a call to &#8220;RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!&#8221; Israeli President Isaac Herzog commended Trump&#8217;s assertive stance and expressed hope for the safe return of all hostages. According to reports, over 250 individuals were taken hostage during Hamas&#8217;s violent assault on October 7, 2023, with about half of them still alive. During his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination in July, Trump had also insisted on their release before he assumes office. 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