‘There Was Nobody’: Trump Says He Was Shocked After Asking Freed Israeli Hostages If Anyone in Gaza Ever Showed Them an Act of Kindness

‘You think there’d be a couple of people that would be kind and would say, ‘You’re going to be okay’ or give you a piece of bread. But there was none of that,’ the president said.

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Palestinians transport captured Israeli civilian, Noa Argamani, on a motorcycle from southern Israel, at the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. AP

President Trump, in a candid moment reflecting on his recent meeting with eight Israeli hostages freed from Hamas, says he was “shocked” to hear them say that not a single person in Gaza showed them any kindness while in captivity. 

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