National Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday urged the Israeli government to “unleash the gates of hell” in the ongoing war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“We really need to implement what Trump told us to do,” Ben-Gvir told JNS during the faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party, responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas during his current Mideast trip.
“He told us to unleash the gates of hell. Let’s unleash the gates of hell on them. That’s our mission,” the minister said.
Trump “fully supports” Israel’s decision to resume its offensive against Hamas in Gaza in an effort to free the remaining hostages, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 20.
“The president made it very clear to Hamas that if they did not release all of the hostages, there would be all hell to pay,” the spokeswoman said. “Unfortunately, Hamas chose to play games in the media with lives.”
“This situation, let’s not forget, is completely the fault of Hamas when they launched that brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7,” Leavitt continued, saying that the Trump administration “fully supports Israel and the IDF and the actions that they’ve taken in recent days.”
On Feb. 10, Trump vowed that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas did not release the remaining hostages within five days.
“As far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock—I think it’s an appropriate time—I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out,” the president told reporters at the White House as he was signing a round of executive orders.
“I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday,” Trump said. “And if they’re not returned—all of them, not in drips and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two–by Saturday at 12 o’clock. And after that, I would say, all hell is going to break out.”
In recent weeks, the White House has sought to relaunch talks with Hamas for a deal that would end the war and free the remaining 59 captives held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip for almost 600 days.
