President Trump meets families of Israelis who were taken hostage by Hamas
Families of Israeli hostages, including several with family members still in captivity and others whose loved ones have passed away, attended the inauguration parade of US President Donald Trump on Monday.
Trump welcomed home people released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel. The Republican also boasted about how the Israel-Hamas war wouldn’t have started had he been the President instead of Biden.
The President also seemed to mix up the Middle East’s conflict with the Ukraine war. “Three years. It’s ridiculous,” news agency AP quoted Trump as saying.
The parade celebrated the return of three Israeli hostages on Sunday. Trump’s appointee for Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, kicked off the speaking portion following the parade, which also honoured a rallygoer killed during an assassination attempt against Trump.
