Parents of Israeli-Americans taken hostage or killed by Hamas say they trust Trump to help end their hell

The parents of several Israeli-Americans taken hostage or killed by Hamas say they trust President Trump to make good on his ultimatum for every captive to be freed Saturday or else “all hell is going to break out.”

Trump has ordered the Palestinian terror group to release all of its hostages, including New Jersey native Edan Alexander, 20, and the bodies of dead Israelis such as Omer Neutra, 21, of Long Island by noon Saturday or be prepared to return Gaza to all-out war.

Israel has backed the threat by bolstering its forces once again along its border with Gaza.

Alexander’s and Neutra’s parents touted Trump’s threat to The Post, saying the US must do everything in its power to release all of the hostages and the bodies of those slain after more than 16 months in captivity.

“We trust him, because he has taken ownership and leadership on this issue, and we don’t doubt his sincerity,” said Adi Alexander, Edan’s father.

“This is what the American president should do, and this is what he does, using his leverage to accomplish that ultimate goal to release everybody, to get all of them home,” said the dad, who lives in Tenafly.

“He’s not playing Hamas’s games, and he’s not paying the ransom, and he doesn’t doesn’t want to work on Hamas’s timetable — which is very good.”

Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of tragic Omer, said Trump has played a key role in speeding up the hostage exchanges after months of stagnation over the ceasefire deal last year.

Orna of Plainview said there was a greater sense of urgency to free the hostages after the latest exchange of captives over the weekend that saw three Israelis appearing emaciated as Hamas paraded them around in Gaza before releasing them.

“We all saw the conditions that the hostages that were released on Saturday were emaciated, tortured. We see the sense of urgency,” she said.

Omer’s mother said the only purpose Hamas has for stalling the hostage negotiationsis is to continue to inflict as much pain as they can on Israelis.

“That’s their whole purpose. And I think what we’re seeing is President Trump calling their bluff, saying, ‘That’s it, we won’t stand for this,’ ” she said.

Ronen said the cruel theatrics play “well for Hamas, because they’re getting an extension of the ceasefire, but it’s really tearing apart the families of the hostages and the people in Israel, and I think the President understands that.”

Adi said he is confident that Trump’s rhetoric will at least force mediators to speed up the negotiations and bring peace at a faster pace than the one set by the Biden administration, even if all the hostages aren’t freed by Saturday.

“If we go at this pace, we can see more hostages out in the shorter term. Keep the pressure on,” he said.

Hamas has scoffed at Trump’s ultimatum, with the terror group reiterating that the ceasefire is the only way for the remaining hostages to be freed. 

“Trump must remember that there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties, and this is the only way to bring back the [Israeli] prisoners,” said senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri. “The language of threats has no value and only complicates matters.”

So far, Hamas has freed 21 hostages, including American-Israeli Keith Siegel, with the first continuing phase of the ceasefire calling for another 12 more hostages to be released in the next three weeks.

There are nearly 50 hostages remaining in Gaza — and around 30 bodies of Israelis still being held, too, according to Israeli officials.