JAKARTA - United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Hamas had seen the 'hand' every day, when US President-elect Donald Trump threatened the 'mind' would break out in Gaza, Palestine if all Israeli hostages had not been released before his inauguration.
"I was shocked by this phrase about 'all hell has to be paid' or 'all hell will break up' because if you were a Hamas fighter living in Gaza, I thought it would be fair to say that you've seen hell shower you for (15) months," Sullivan said in an interview with Bloomberg. , quoted from The Times of Israel January 14th.
He pointed to Israel's "total destruction of Hamas battalion", the killing of Hamas' supreme leader in Gaza and a significant decline in the terror group's military network.
"The number of weapons force and military pressure exerted on Hamas was quite dramatic over the past month (15), combined with a transition period closer from one president to another, having created circumstances where we could reach an agreement," Sullivan said.
Previously, Trump had issued an ultimatum for all hostages in Gaza to be released before his inauguration on January 20.
In a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida last week Trump reiterated his threat, 'it will break up' in the Middle East if all hostages in Gaza are not released before his inauguration.
"The hell will break out in the Middle East, and it won't be good for Hamas, and it won't be good for anyone," Trump said.
"I don't need to say it anymore, but that's the reality," Trump said, quoted from CNN, adding "it should have never happened" Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7.
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Sullivan said shortly after the November presidential election, US President Joe Biden directed his national security team to cooperate with future governments and ensure a "uniform front" in an effort to deal with hostage-taking.
"This is not a partisan issue. It is America's problem to get our hostages out, and all hostages, end the fighting, and increase humanitarian aid to Gaza," he said.
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