Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, issued a strong warning to countries and terrorist organizations holding American hostages during his speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He declared that these groups should release their American captives before he assumes office or they will face severe consequences. The specific nations and entities targeted were not identified by Trump, but the convention has been vocal about the plight of five American citizens still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
The parents of Omer Neutra, an American citizen who is a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), spoke at the convention on Wednesday night, with Trump in the audience. The attendees chanted “Bring them home!” during their address. In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for president, Trump stated that if he had been in office, Hamas would never have attacked Israel due to Iran’s financial instability.
Furthermore, Trump has previously promised to secure the freedom of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich, who is on trial in Russia for espionage in a case widely perceived as retaliation for U.S. policy in Ukraine. Other American citizens are being held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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