{"id":2405957,"date":"2025-02-24T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-waltz-says-hamas-is-afraid-of-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:47:05","slug":"mike-waltz-says-hamas-is-afraid-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-waltz-says-hamas-is-afraid-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Waltz says Hamas is \u2018afraid\u2019 of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmike-waltz-says-hamas-is-afraid-of-trump%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=2405957&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>In a recent\u200b discussion, National Security Adviser mike Waltz \u2064commented on hamass actions during their ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-and-ukraine-reportedly-make-some-progress-in-ceasefire-talks\/\" title=\"Russia and Ukraine Reportedly Make Some Progress in ... Talks\">ceasefire deal<\/a> with Israel, which has now lasted\u200d five weeks. He noted the return of living hostages but \u200bcriticized Hamas\u2019s handling of the remains\u2062 of deceased hostages, describing it as &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; Waltz emphasized that Hamas is fearful of former President Trump, \u2062claiming that the attention Trump brought to the situation played a critical \u2062role in the release\u200b of \u2064hostages.\u2064 He highlighted that this situation underscores Hamas&#8217;s terrorist nature and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to preventing Hamas from ruling Gaza \u2062and creating \u200cfurther violence. The current ceasefire involves\u2062 important concessions, including Israel releasing Palestinian\u2064 prisoners and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-on-seeing-gruesome-photos-of-israeli-victims-of-hamas-depravity-in-the-worst-imaginable-way\/\" title=\"Blinken condemns ... for gruesome photos of ...i victims: &#039;Unimaginable depravity&#039;.\">allowing humanitarian aid<\/a> into Gaza, while U.S. negotiators\u2064 are working on the next \u2062phase of the 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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Waltz says Hamas is &lsquo;afraid&rsquo; of Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2016164\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>National security adviser <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-waltz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Waltz<\/a> dismissed Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3327664\/mike-waltz-demands-hamas-change-unacceptable-handling-ceasefire-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bungling the return\">bungling the return<\/a> of its hostages&rsquo; remains as being a knock against President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hamas is five weeks into its ceasefire deal with Israel that is scheduled to end on March 2. As part of the deal, 29 living hostages were returned to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the Islamic Resistance Movement sent the remains of a fifth person after it was discovered that the person they claimed to be Shiri Bibas was confirmed by forensic intelligence to be an anonymous woman. The group initially sent the bodies of Bibas&rsquo;s two children, Ariel and Kfir, along with a fourth hostage, Oded Lifschitz, on Thursday. It wasn&rsquo;t until Saturday that Bibas&rsquo;s body returned to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Lawrence Jones asked Waltz on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> on Monday if this recent mix-up should be interpreted as Hamas not listening to the U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas has listened to the president,&rdquo; Waltz said. &ldquo;Twenty-nine hostages are alive today and reunited with their families because the whole world listened when President Trump said there will be all hell to pay after the Biden Administration couldn&rsquo;t get this done for 15 months. So, absolutely, they are. They&rsquo;re afraid of President Trump. Period. That&rsquo;s why we have seen any movement at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2812728&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2ee6e2a18e92c2fcdafc8eb07d89120f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This came after Waltz called Hamas&rsquo;s handling of the hostages&rsquo; remains &ldquo;unacceptable.&rdquo; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that Hamas would pay the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">full price&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for this event. Waltz suggested this sort of action &ldquo;shouldn&rsquo;t surprise anyone&rdquo; because Hamas is &ldquo;a terrorist organization no different than ISIS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3322258\/kristi-noem-celebrates-decreased-border-crossings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"KRISTI NOEM CELEBRATES DECREASED BORDER CROSSINGS\">KRISTI NOEM CELEBRATES DECREASED BORDER CROSSINGS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the same time, though, Hamas will not rule Gaza. Period. They have a couple of off-ramps that we put on the table. But, Hamas will not rule Gaza,&rdquo; Waltz continued. &ldquo;They will not cause another October 7th. And we will work with Israel to make sure that doesn&rsquo;t happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For its part of the ceasefire deal, Israel agreed to release over 1,500 Palestinians held in its prisons, withdrew its forces from populated areas of Gaza, and&nbsp;let in&nbsp;a surge of humanitarian aid&nbsp;into the territory. U.S. negotiators began discussions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3327536\/us-working-extension-phase-1-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"phase two\">phase two<\/a> of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2016164\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2016164\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Waltz claims Hamas fears Trump amid hostage return issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2405958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mike-Waltz-Feb-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50400,38344,4133,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2405957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas-2","tag-mike-waltz","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mike-Waltz-Feb-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405962,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405957\/revisions\/2405962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}