Taking to Truth Social, President Donald Trump has told the Hamas terror group to “immediately” give back the 20 living hostages, and “things will change rapidly,” saying “it will end.”

In response to Trump’s post on Wednesday, Hamas issued a statement saying it would end the war and would set up a government of technocrats. However, Hamas conditioned this on a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office described Hamas’ response as “spin and nothing new.” It appears that under Hamas’ conditions, Hamas would maintain authority and its arms.

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