Posted on 11/23/24
| News Source: JPost
Incoming White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told Walla on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump plans to implement tougher sanctions on Iran, take a hard stance on terrorism, and reinforce support for Israel.
“President Trump will be America’s negotiator-in-chief and will prioritize bringing innocent hostages back home,” she said.
Israeli families of hostages and officials advocating for their release are closely monitoring US President-elect Donald Trump’s moves, hoping he can succeed where President Joe Biden has thus far failed: convincing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza in exchange for the hostages held by Hamas.
With fewer than two months until Trump’s inauguration, a deal to secure both the hostages’ release and a ceasefire in Gaza seems distant.
Should no resolution be reached, Trump is likely to inherit the crisis, along with the responsibility for seven American hostages still held by Hamas. At least four of them are believed to be alive.