Trump has given Hamas 48 hours to return the bodies of all dead hostages

President Donald Trump Hamas said Saturday it must return the bodies of dead hostages taken by the terror group during its war in Gaza, “quickly, or other countries involved in this great peace will take action.”

Although all the living hostages have been returned from Gaza, the remains of the 13 dead hostages have not been captured by Hamas.

“Some bodies are hard to reach, but others can now be returned and for some reason they are not,” Trump wrote in Truth Social. Post. “Maybe it has to do with their disarmament, but when I said, ‘both sides will be treated fairly’, that only applies if they live up to their obligations. We’ll see what they do in the next 48 hours. I’m watching it closely.”

Hours before Trump’s inauguration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio And US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with the families of Itai Chen and Omer Neutra, two American citizens killed in the October 7, 2023 attack.

President Donald Trump poses with an agreement signed during a summit of world leaders focused on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13. (Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Images)

Thanks to Trump, who represented the families of the hostages, for the appeal for the Nobel Peace Prize

Their bodies are still there Organized by Hamas.

“We will not forget the lives of the hostages who died in Hamas captivity,” Rubio wrote in the X Post. “We will not rest until their—and all—remains are returned.”

Authorities believed that Chen, a 19-year-old US-Israeli dual citizen, was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, but was later pronounced dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Oct. 13, President Donald Trump signs an agreement at a summit of world leaders to end the war in Gaza, amid a prisoner-hostage swap and cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Reuters)

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Neutra, 21, American-Israeli New YorkKilled in action on October 7, 2023.

Huckabee noted that Rubio’s visit to Israel was “very productive going forward.” A US-brokered Gaza peace planThe plan cannot work until all hostages, living and dead, are freed.

while the Travel to Asia Met Trump on Saturday Qatari leaders in Air Force One While refueling at Al-Udeid Air Base.

People wave Israeli and American flags in Hostage Square during a rally in support of the hostages and families of the missing following the Israel-Hamas peace deal. (Dana Rainey/Hostage and Missing Family Forum)

What Trump will do to bring Israeli hostages home: Hamas must be confronted and destroyed

Qatar has played an important role in peace negotiation efforts Gaza ceasefire.

“The emir is one of the greatest rulers in the world… and the prime minister is a friend of mine,” Trump said after meeting with Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

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“What we’ve accomplished is incredible — peace in the Middle East,” the president said, referring to the peace accord.

Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.