{"id":90167,"date":"2025-10-26T08:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90167"},"modified":"2025-10-30T23:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:54:08","slug":"trump-hamas-must-return-hostage-remains-quickly-or-face-action-from-peace-deal-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/trump-hamas-must-return-hostage-remains-quickly-or-face-action-from-peace-deal-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: Hamas must return hostage remains \u2018quickly\u2019 or face \u2018action\u2019 from peace-deal partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-meta-str\">&nbsp;By JNS STAFF<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta-str\"><span class=\"light-weight-content\">(<em>JNS.org<\/em><\/span><span class=\"light-weight-content\">) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Hamas to free over the next 48 hours the remains of deceased hostages the terror group still holds in Gaza or face action by \u201cthe other countries involved\u201d in his peace deal.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_90168\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90168\" class=\"wp-image-90168 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners.jpeg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90168\" class=\"wp-image-90168 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump_peace_partners.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-90168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Qatar\u2019s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, en route to Asia, Oct. 25, 2025. Credit: White House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHamas is going to have to start returning the bodies of the deceased hostages, including two Americans, quickly,\u201d he said on Truth Social, \u201cor the other countries involved in this great peace will take action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome of the bodies are hard to reach, but others they can return now and, for some reason, they are not. Perhaps it has to do with their disarming,\u201d the president continued in his post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I said, \u2018Both sides would be treated fairly,\u2019 that only applies if they comply with their obligations,\u201d he stated. \u201cLet\u2019s see what they do over the next 48 hours. I am watching this very closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Palestinian terrorist organization has slow-walked the release of the hostages\u2019 remains, despite being obligated to return all 28 bodies on Oct. 13 in accordance with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, Hamas has returned only 15. Israel reportedly believes that the terrorist group can locate at least 10 of the 13 remaining bodies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s post came in the wake of a series of visits to Israel by senior U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to solidify the ceasefire deal that went into effect two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio told reporters aboard on his plane between Tel Aviv and Doha on Saturday that Hamas \u201cmade a commitment\u201d to demilitarize. \u201cThat\u2019s part of this deal; they have to keep it,\u201d Rubio said.\u201d If they don\u2019t keep it, then the area that they\u2019re in will never really see the benefits of the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli forces have withdrawn to the \u201cYellow Line,\u201d leaving Jerusalem in control of just over half of the coastal enclave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio said the International Stabilization Force\u2014which the United States and mediators Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are trying to build\u2014would need to enforce security across the \u201cGreen Zone\u201d that is outside of IDF control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think, ultimately, the point of the Stabilization Force is to move that line until it covers hopefully all of Gaza, meaning all of Gaza will be demilitarized,\u201d he said. \u201cUltimately, the more of Gaza is demilitarized, the more of Gaza terrorism is removed from, the more of it is going to look like that green zone\u2014and that line will move as a result of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the long-term plan. The Israelis have made it abundantly clear they have no interest in occupying Gaza,\u201d according to the secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, meeting with Qatar\u2019s Emir Tamim bin Hamad&nbsp;Al Thani aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop in Doha en route to Asia on Saturday, said the Gulf nation had already signaled its willingness to contribute soldiers to the Gaza peacekeeping mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis should be an enduring peace,\u201d the president told journalists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio held a concluding phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before departing for Doha on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Netanyahu\u2019s office, the premier and Rubio in the call&nbsp;emphasized their shared commitment to continue close cooperation, \u201cfirst and foremost\u201d regarding \u201cthe return of the remaining deceased hostages and the disarming Hamas and demilitarization of Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister and the secretary of state \u201cdiscussed the outcomes of the visit and reaffirmed the deep and enduring partnership between Israel and the United States,\u201d the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s Office stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas has resisted both calls for its disarmament and the demand that it be excluded from the envisioned post-war governing body in the Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Hamas\u2019s head of international relations and legal affairs, warned: \u201cExcluding Hamas from maintaining stability in the Gaza Strip could lead to chaos and a security vacuum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abu Marzouk claimed in the interview with Qatar\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&nbsp;channel that Hamas currently does \u201cnot have a single\u201d hostage body it can hand over, despite reports it was preparing to do so twice in the past week.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; 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