U.S._ Rep. Van Drew to Newsmax: Hamas Will 'Play Games' on Deal

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Rep. Van Drew to Newsmax: Hamas Will 'Play Games' on Deal

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Friday, 24 November 2023 02:31 PM EST


Rep. Jeff Van Drew told Newsmax Friday that he doesn't know whether to trust that Hamas will hold up its end of the agreement to release 50 hostages over the next few days.

"I pray to God that we get all of them," the New Jersey Republican said on Newsmax's "Newsline," while acknowledging that several Americans are among those being held by Hamas. "I personally think and I hope I'm wrong — nobody knows for sure — but I think Hamas is going to play games on this."

A four-day cease-fire in the hostilities between Israel and Hamas fighters in Gaza went into effect early Friday, after which Hamas released 24 hostages seized during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Those released included 13 Israelis, along with 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, according to Qatar. They had been held in the Gaza Strip for almost seven weeks.

Under the exchange, Israel is to free 150 Palestinian prisoners. It has said it's willing to extend the four-day cease-fire an extra day for each additional 10 hostages released.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is in Nantucket for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and is set to speak about the hostage release Friday afternoon.

But Van Drew said it was Biden's "weakness" that led to the war.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jeff-van-drew-israel-hamas/2023/11/24/id/1143541/

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