Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "just so angry, and he should be," the U.S. president told reporters
(Feb. 23, 2025 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump called Hamas’s treatment of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip “disgraceful” during remarks to reporters at the White House on Saturday.
“We had a lot of news over the last 24 hours. We had the hostages given back today. Disgraceful what is going on there. They are not in great shape, but we have also seen them in worse shape. The hostages, the six hostages were delivered by Hamas. What a terrible situation it is,” the president said.
Israel on Saturday redeemed six living hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip: Eliya Cohen, 27, Avera Mengistu, 39, Hisham al-Sayed, 36, Omer Shem Tov, 22, Tal Shoham, 40, and Omer Wenkert, 23.