President Donald Trump said the remaining hostages will only return once Hamas is "confronted and destroyed" as Israel plans to expand its Gaza offensive.

Trump called for strong action, insisting that destruction of the militant group is the only path to securing the hostages’ release ...

Trump initially made the remarks in a Truth Social post on Monday as he called for the destruction of Hamas as he pushes for an end for the Gaza war as well.

The U.S. president’s desire to be “peacemaker-in-chief” is based on a profound fallacy: that peace merely entails an end to ...