President-elect Donald Trump starkly warned Hamas to release the remaining hostages before Inauguration Day or else “all hell will break out,” without elaborating on a specific response. Hamas is currently believed to have 101 hostages,

Relatives of captives say they will meet with officials from incoming administration and members of Congress during trip to Washington later this month

The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office.

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.

Israel is optimistic Trump could lift a ban on the delivery of some US military equipment. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President-elect Donald Trump warned that if the hostages whom Hamas is still holding in Gaza are not released by his inauguration on January 20, “all hell will break out in the Middle East” – offering one more stark indication of how much the incoming president would prefer to avoid inheriting the Israel-Hamas war as he prepares to take office in less than two weeks.

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

A Hamas leader told Newsweek that "we can go to an agreement immediately" if Israel changed its course on negotiations.

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

World: The video, posted on Trump’s Truth Social platform on Wednesday (January 8), features economist Jeffrey Sachs accusing Netanyahu of shaping US foreign policy to serve Israel's interests.

In 2020, the earliest known U.S. death linked to the novel coronavirus took place in Kansas. The case wasn't identified, though, until mid-2021, when the victim's doctor amended their death certificate based on a review of the case. The first reported death in the United States didn't happen until Feb. 29.