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Trump Hostage Remarks Stir Outrage in Israel; Liberman Slams Gantz Proposal as ‘Pitiful Show’ | 4K
US President Donald Trump's remarks suggested fewer than 20 Israeli hostages remain alive in Gaza sparked outrage among hostage families and were promptly denied by Israeli officials. Trump took credit for previous hostage releases and criticized Hamas’s extortion. Israeli officials maintain 50 hostages are held, with 20 alive and two in grave danger. Families demand negotiations for the hostages’ release and urge Israeli PM Netanyahu and Trump to act. Israeli officials warn of the risks to hostages amid planned Israeli military operations in Gaza. n18oc_world n18oc_crux