Hamas issues a statement hitting back at US President Donald Trump after the latter warned that “all bets were off” if reports that the terror group is moving hostages above ground to thwart the IDF takeover of Gaza City turn out to be true.
Hamas claims Trump’s comments demonstrate “blatant bias in favor of Zionist propaganda.”
The terror group says Trump knows well that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the one destroying all chances of reaching an agreement that would end the war in Gaza.
Hamas adds that it holds the US — along with Israel — responsible for the escalating war in Gaza.
“War criminal Netanyahu bears full responsibility for the lives of his prisoners in the Gaza Strip,” the group says, adding that the Gaza City takeover risks the lives of the hostages.
“Washington knows that Netanyahu is sabotaging the chances of any agreement, most recently by attempting to assassinate the negotiating delegation in Qatar while they were discussing Trump’s final deal,” Hamas says.
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