Mike Huckabee, who was appointed Ambassador to Israel by President-elect Donald Trump, told Newsmax that Hamas must be eradicated and the hostages released.
“We have four Americans being held hostage in Gaza — Americans. And this is outrageous that we have not put more pressure, not just on Hamas, but on Iran, which has funded Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” Huckabee said on National Report. “We need to put pressure on Qatar. They have influence over Hamas, and they need to understand that Donald Trump doesn’t play around.”
Huckabee stated that Hamas can no longer control Gaza.
“They cannot be trusted. Their hatred toward the Jewish people was evidenced on Oct. 7 by their massacre of civilians, including babies and elderly people,” he continued. “So there has to be a change in what happens there.”
Huckabee emphasized that Trump would demonstrate strength in the region, as he did during his first term, contrasting this with what he described as the Biden administration’s weakness on Iran.
The Biden administration “gave Iran the go-ahead to make money, and that money was funneled to the very people in Hamas who committed their dastardly deeds,” Huckabee said.
“So, we need to be afraid—not so much of what Israel does in Judea and Samaria. We need to be more afraid of what we allow Iran to do when they have the money to fund terrorist activities and brutally and horrifically murder civilians.”
{Matzav.com}