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Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be "hell to pay" unless they go free by his Jan.

Donald Trump threatened to unleash “hell” if the Hamas hostages are not released soon, as Biden officials note “constructive” discussions with the transition team.

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.

Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage.

The president-elect's threat sounds typically dramatic, but Donald Trump has few practical options if Hamas and Israel remain at loggerheads over the hostages still held by the Iran-backed militant group.

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.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's invitation to visit him at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the senator said in a statement provided to ABC News. Fetterman, once branded as a progressive,

Trump promised 'all hell will break out' in the Middle East if Israeli hostages are not returned by the time he takes office.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank see opportunity in Trump's election, but Palestinians are concerned.

"I'm angling to be named the pope of Greenland," Fetterman told reporters on Capitol Hill after confirming the meeting.