‘If I weren’t right here, Israeli hostages would not have come again ever’: Donald Trump takes credit score for ceasefire – The Occasions of India
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took credit score for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire that introduced pause to a 15-month-long bloody battle within the Gaza Strip that claimed tens of 1000’s of lives and mentioned, “hostages are beginning to come again.”
As quickly as Trump assumed the workplace of President, he signed a spree of government orders and gave his views on a number of issues together with Israel-Hamas conflict.
“The hostages are beginning to come again. Oh, if I. If I weren’t right here, they would not be again ever. They might have by no means come again. They might have all died. If this had been executed a yr earlier, if Biden would have executed this deal a yr and a half, two years in the past, or frankly, it ought to have by no means occurred,” he mentioned.
” October seventh ought to have by no means occurred. No one needs to be useless. However via weak spot, they allowed it to occur, after which it was a catastrophe from them. However you return simply six months in the past, many of those younger individuals had been residing. You recognize, younger individuals do not die like that. They’re simply dying. And younger individuals aren’t dying at 22 and 23 years previous. They do not die. However now they’re dying. And also you surprise why they’re dying. They’re being killed and so they have been killed,” he added.
Trump contemplating to go to Center East however ‘not but’
Trump mentioned that he’s contemplating going to the Center East, however not instantly as he reiterated that the assault on Israel by the Hamas on October 7, 2023, shouldn’t have occurred.
“We’re fascinated about going to the Center East — not but,” Trump says in remarks to reporters.
His Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, although, confirmed Monday that he’s planning to journey to Gaza with the intention to see via the implementation of the hostage deal.
