White Home has not obtained Hamas letter on Gaza hostage deal, Rubio says

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the White Home has but to obtain a reported Hamas letter providing a 60-day ceasefire in alternate for releasing half the remaining Gaza hostages, whereas noting that President Donald Trump would reject something in need of a full launch of hostages.

"We have not seen the letter. We do not have that letter, and even when we did, it would not matter. The president has already made clear he is not eager about 60 days, 10 individuals. He desires all of the hostages out, all 48, together with the 20 who're alive, the 28 who're deceased," Rubio stated Tuesday on "Fox & Mates."

"Why are we even speaking about hostages? Why will we nonetheless have to speak about hostages at this level? There should not be any. They need to all be launched instantly. Interval. That is the president's place."

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio throughout a Cupboard assembly on the White Home on Aug. 26. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

Rubio reiterated that President Trump would have rejected Hamas’ reported provide even when it had already reached his desk, suggesting the message was maybe given to the media moderately than the administration.

Per prior reporting, a senior Trump official and a second supply immediately concerned in negotiations instructed Fox Information Hamas had drafted the letter to be delivered to Trump someday this week.

This comes after the president stated he wished the remaining hostages to be freed "now – proper now," throughout his U.Okay. go to final week.

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Hamas terrorists watch the handover of three Israeli hostages to a Purple Cross group in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Feb. 8. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photos)

Trump additionally issued what he referred to as his "final warning" to Hamas in a Fact Social publish earlier this month, writing on Sept. 7, "Everybody desires the Hostages HOME. Everybody desires this Battle to finish! The Israelis have accepted my Phrases. It's time for Hamas to simply accept as nicely. I've warned Hamas concerning the penalties of not accepting. That is my final warning, there won't be one other one!"

Rubio elaborated on what lies forward for Hamas if the group fails to give up, warning that Israeli forces are "proper on the doorstep of Gaza Metropolis," the place Hamas leaders are presently concentrated, and have "begun an operation to go in."

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"It might take some time, however they're [Hamas officials are] not going to outlive the Israeli push," he warned.

"What we'd hope to see is that it would not must occur, as a result of Hamas surrenders, they lay down their arms, they launch all of the hostages. After which the vital work of rebuilding Gaza and offering a spot the place Palestinians can reside prosperously and peacefully, that work can start. However that work can not start till the hostages are launched and Hamas now not exists.