President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Hamas terrorist organization must release the hostages that it kidnapped during its unprecedented October 7 terrorist attack against Israel before Inauguration Day or else “all hell will break out” in the region.

Trump made the threat against the Iranian-backed terrorist group during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago when asked about it.

“If those hostages aren’t back… if they’re not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East,” Trump said. “And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone.”

Trump’s use of the word “anyone” is likely a reference to Iran, which has propped up Hamas and is already facing Trump’s wrath for its increased terrorist activities, including attempts to assassinate Trump.

“All hell will break out,” Trump said. “I don’t have to say anymore, but that’s what it is. And they should have given them back a long time ago, they should have never taken them. There should have never been the attack of October 7th, people forget that.”

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BREAKING: Trump says that if the hostages are not released by the time he is sworn in that “all hell will break loose in the Middle East” because of what he is going to do to the Iranian axis of terror. pic.twitter.com/tALYuvAp2I

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 7, 2025