Ammon News - President-elect Donald Trump warned Tuesday that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release the hostages it is holding in Gaza by the time he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

“And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good frankly for anyone,” Trump said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

“We want to get back those hostages for Israel and for us,” Trump said.

“You know, we do have people that are hostages being held,” he said “And I’ll just say it again, if this deal is not done with the people representing our nation, by the time I get to office, all hell is going to break out.”

Trump did not specify what action he would take if the hostages were not released.

Nearly 100 hostages are believed to remain in captivity in Gaza, with some of those people presumed to be dead. CNBC