After the world reacted in horror to the conditions of the last three hostages released this past Shabbat, President Trump has had enough of Hamas’ antics and has now threatened “all hell” if Hamas does not return all the hostages by this Saturday. What all hell will be is not clear, but there is no doubt that he means it.
“As far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock, I think it’s an appropriate time. I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday,” Trump said.
Hamas had already broken the ceasefire agreement yesterday when Trump spoke by stating they will not release hostages this Saturday. The IDF has been on high alert since then in anticipation there will be a resumption of fighting. The fact is, Hamas may have overreached as the Trump administration is not business as usual in the USA. Trump wants to be remembered for making peace in the Middle East, but peace for Trump does not involve forcing Israel into suicide as was the case with Clinton’s Oslo Accords. President Trump appears to be ready to part ways with the “two-state solution” and opting for a empowered and larger Israel.
The fighting that is set to resume will not be an aim to simply subdue Hamas and force them to capitulate - it will be to fully capture the Gaza Strip and exterminate Hamas and Islamic Jihad members whether in civilian clothes or military uniforms. The Trump team wants the Jihadist movement to stop on sands of Gaza and yes Trump has realized that as long as the Arabs living in Gaza stay there - they radicalize over and over again by way of Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Israel will still be the final decider on when the reinvasion of Gaza begins, but it will happen before the end of the first phase. Unlike before, victory will come and come fast. This is why Egypt is wary and sitting in the Sinai with its army. Will it attack? - maybe. Because el-Sisi rather fight and lose against Israel than accept a radicalized, almost zombie like populace into his country and end up like the rest of the dictators in the Middle East. - dead.
Israel is being handed an opportunity to finish off its direct enemies in one fell swoop and it appear the Prime Minister is jumping on board. Netanyahu said the following after a four hour security cabinet meeting: “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will resume intense fighting until Hamas is decisively defeated.”
All of what we are witnessing is Biblical and we should understand that President Trump is not like any president before him. He knows the war is against the radical left and their Jihadist allies and by defeating them now he can claim victory for the real West and the Jewish people.