President-elect selects Republican Senate staffer and Muslim Brotherhood critic to lead NSC Middle East team, as he prepares to tackle Gaza war and expand Abraham Accords in second term.

Dermer said to leave Mar-a-Lago in November believing one of those two options likely, but others close to US president-elect believe he'll try for new nuclear deal before striking The post Report: Israel thinks Trump will back IDF strike on Iran nuke program or order US hit appeared first on The Times of Israel.

It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” the president-elect warned during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago Tuesday.

Trump said several times during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago that "all hell will break out" if Hamas doesn't release hostages.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is very close and he hopes we can get it over the line before handing over US diplomacy to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening the terror group Hamas to release its remaining hostages in Gaza before his inauguration Jan. 20.

President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday he hopes to have good things to report about hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by the time Trump is sworn in as U.S. president on Jan.

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

Liberal respondents have little to no confidence across the board that Trump will “do the right thing” in any area of questioning.

Israel is considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Donald Trump comes into office later this month in a bid to deprive Hamas of resources, according to an Israeli official familiar with the matter.