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Thursday, March 6, 2025
‘You’ll see some announcements in coming days’: US envoy stresses commitment to free Americans
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US President Donald Trump “has no [qualms] about using action when it’s necessary,” US hostage envoy Adam Boehler says during an event at the State Department for the families of American hostages being held in Gaza.
“You saw what the president said yesterday to Hamas, where he made it abundantly clear that taking US citizens, or any citizens, wrongfully, is not appropriate and it will be answered in the toughest way possible. This president has no qualms about using action when it’s necessary. And we will all back him up in that.
Boehler is referencing Trump’s threat made yesterday to Hamas, demanding the terror group immediately release all hostages or be destroyed.
“It’s starting a new era,” Boehler says. “I think you’ll see some announcements in the coming days, and the president will continue to push until all of our Americans, dead or alive, are returned.”
Yesterday, the White House confirmed that Boehler has been leading direct talks with Hamas on behalf of the US, with an official telling The Times of Israel that the negotiations are largely aimed at securing the release of American hostages.
אדם בוהלר, שליחו של הנשיא טראמפ לענייני חטופים ושבויים: ״הנשיא לא יהסס לנקוט בצעדים כדי להבטיח שחרור אזרחים. זה לא מקובל בשום אופן להחזיק בחטופים אמריקאים או חטופים בכלל״.@aboehler pic.twitter.com/4E0nV2w1Y7
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