Sources for news posts are provided below. Please report broken links here.
Hamas Hostage Release Timeline
- On December 2, 2024, President-Elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "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 - But it’s all talk, and no action! 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. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!".
- On January 15, 2025, President Joe Biden announced "the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal." The hostages have currently been held for more than 15 months in captivity.
Sources
Biden, J. (15 January 2025). Statement from President Joe Biden. White House Briefing Room.
Lachter, E., Wallace, D., & Yingst, T. (15 January 2025). Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage release deal reached: ‘Americans will be part of that’. Fox News.
Trump, D. (2 December 2024). Hostage Post. Truth Social: @realDonaldTrump.
LIKE THIS ARTICLE? SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS:
- CATEGORIES: Foreign Policy
- TAGS: Biden, Sources, Trump