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Rubio: Hamas ‘must release all of the hostages immediately or be destroyed’
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks as he prepares to board an aircraft to depart to the US, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Hamas must free the remaining 63 hostages it is holding, or face its demise.
“Hamas’ treatment of hostages, including its brutal murder of the Bibas family, further illustrates their savagery and is yet another reason why we are saying these terrorists must release all of the hostages immediately or be destroyed,” Rubio says on X.
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