‘I Got Them All Out’: Trump Gives Head-Scratching Answer on Israeli Hostages Held By Hamas

President Donald Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Monday to weigh in on Israel’s bombing of a hospital in Gaza overnight, and Trump replied with a head-scratching response about the hostages still being held in Gaza by Hamas.

“The Israelis bombed a hospital in Gaza that killed 20 people, including five journalists,” began a reporter as Trump asked, “When did this happen?”

“This happened overnight today,” added the reporter as Trump noted, “I didn’t know that.”

“Any reaction to this?” asked the reporter.

“Well, I’m not happy about it. I don’t want to see it. At the same time, we have to end that whole nightmare. I’m the one that got the hostages out. I got them out. All of them,” Trump replied. Notably, Hamas continues to hold hostages taken on October 7th, and former President Joe Biden was in office when many of the other hostages were initially released.

“Steve Witkoff has been amazing. He’s done a great job. But I’m the one that’s got them all out, through my people and through me,” Trump bizarrely continued, adding:

And now we’re left with probably a little bit less than 20 because I think one or two are gone. And I said a long time ago, I’m going to get them out, but when we get down to that final 10 or 20, these people aren’t going to release them because they’re dead after they release them. So it’s a nasty situation. Very nasty, horrible thing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on the hospital bombing and the subsequent bombing of rescue workers at the scene, which was caught on video. “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza,’ Netanyahu posted in English, adding:

Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians. The military authorities are conducting a thorough investigation.

Our war is with Hamas terrorists. Our just goals are defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home.

Watch the clip above.

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