U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli hostages will return from Gaza only when Hamas is “destroyed,” appearing to express a position aligned with that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid indirect talks of a ceasefire.

“We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!!” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. “The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success will be.”

“Remember, I was the one who negotiated and got hundreds of hostages freed and released into Israel (and America!),” he added, seemingly referring to the 30 hostages released during the January-March ceasefire deal and the May release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.

“I was the one who ended six wars in just six months. I was the o

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