U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that his team is engaged in “very deep negotiations” with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, as the Zionist entity faces mounting pressure over the fate of its captives in Gaza.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said the aim of the talks was to secure the release of Zionist captives, but his remarks revealed both the heavy losses suffered by Israel and the strength of the Palestinian resistance in shaping the negotiations.

“We said, ‘let ’em all out, right now, let ’em all out, and much better things will happen,’” Trump told reporters, warning that if the captives are not released, the situation would become “nasty.” He conceded that some of the approximately 20 captives held in Gaza may already have died, admitting, “Some may have died recently, as far as I’ve heard. I hope that’s not true.”

Trump also acknowledged the scale of Zionist casualties, referring to what he called the “young, beautiful dead,” underscoring how deeply Israeli society has been shaken despite months of genocidal attacks against Palestinians in Gaza.

He pointed to growing demonstrations inside the occupation entity, where citizens are demanding a deal to free the captives. These protests, Trump noted, are “putting Israel in a difficult position” and making it harder for Netanyahu to continue the war, exposing widening fractures within Israeli society.

On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that Hamas should release the surviving captives and implied that Washington might even tolerate the movement’s political survival if it did so. He credited his inner circle, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, with involvement in the talks, but admitted that securing the release of the last captives would require “a lot” — a reference to concessions Israel has so far rejected.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu has reiterated his maximalist goals of disarming Hamas, imposing Israeli security control over Gaza, and installing an alternative administration — demands that amount to the continuation of occupation. In contrast, Hamas insists that any exchange must include a complete halt to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, a stance that aligns with the Palestinian people’s demand for freedom from the ongoing siege and aggression.

Occupation media also revealed that former Zionist army chief Herzi Halevi once put forward a plan to end the war in exchange for the release of prisoners, but Netanyahu dismissed the idea as “defeat.” The plan was shelved without even reaching official negotiations, highlighting Netanyahu’s political calculations at the expense of captives’ lives.

The developments come as the Palestinian resistance continues to prove its ability to hold ground against one of the most heavily armed militaries in the world, forcing even U.S. leaders to admit that meaningful negotiations can only happen on Hamas’s terms. (lLKHA)