Today, President Donald Trump expressed that he would back any action that Israel Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu chooses to take after the tragic death of the Bibas children, Ariel and Kfir, who were killed by their captors in November 2023.
While discussing the Hamas propaganda spectacle before the group returned the children’s bodies, Trump spoke on Fox Radio’s Brian Kilmeade Show, saying, “These were babies. It’s rough stuff. It’s rough stuff. It looked like they were celebrating as they were bringing the bodies back. The scene is not even believable, it’s so barbaric. You’d think this couldn’t even happen in the modern age.”
Trump continued, “The scene yesterday was really terrible because you’re talking about babies. This is really a low level.”
He also shared his thoughts on Netanyahu’s reaction to the tragedy, highlighting the Prime Minister’s profound anger. “You know where he stands. He’s just so angry, and he should be. If he’s not angry, there’d be something wrong with him. He’s a very angry man,” Trump remarked.
Addressing the potential for Israel to resume military operations in Gaza, Trump stated, “I am [okay with Israel resuming the war if they choose]. When you see what’s happening here, it’s a hard thing to say. You just wonder about the condition of the hostages they have. One group looked so bad, it looked like a concentration camp in Germany. It’s a terrible, terrible thing.”
He went on to add, “Sometimes you have to make a decision. It’s a decision that has to be made; it’s a rough one.”
Trump reaffirmed his stance on relocating Gaza’s population to surrounding nations and overseeing its reconstruction under US management, despite the rejection of this plan by Arab nations like Egypt and Jordan, who are considering their own proposal.
“We pay Jordan and Egypt billions of dollars a year. I was a little surprised they’d say that, but they did. My plan is the plan that really works, but I’m not forcing it. I’m sitting back and recommending it. The US would own the site, no Hamas, there’d be development and we’d start all over again with a clean slate,” Trump shared with Kilmeade.
He added, “Another way to do it would be with people there, but I don’t see that working. So many decades of killing, that is one dangerous place. Hamas would be there, I guess, depending on what happens over the next little while,” Trump remarked. “The question is, can you wipe them out? They are so interspersed among people. Certainly, not an easy thing to do.”
{Matzav.com}