President Trump laments poor condition of Israeli hostages returned from the Gaza Strip, blames Biden for October 7th invasion and failure to bring back the hostages.By World Israel News StaffPresident Donald Trump castigated the Hamas terror organization over the weekend, citing its abuse of Israeli hostages held in captivity in the Gaza Strip.Speaking with reporters briefly before departing the White House Saturday for an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, the president lamented that the six Israeli hostages returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip earlier in the day appeared to be “not in great shape.”“We had a lot of news over the last 24 hours. We had the hostages given back today, it’s disgraceful what’s going on there,” Trump said. “They’re not in great shape, but we’ve also seen them in worse shape. What a terrible situation it is.”Later that day, during his CPAC address, Trump blamed his predecessor for the October 7th invasion, reiterating previous claims that the Biden White House’s softening of economic measures against Iran, including the unfreezing of Iranian assets and sanctions waivers, had enabled Tehran to fund proxy groups including Hamas and Hezbollah.“October 7th – Israel – would have never happened if I was president. It would have never happened. Iran was broke. They had no money for Hamas or Hezbollah. They had no money to give. Everybody knows that. Jewish people in the audience know that. Iran was broke. They were not giving money around.”“When I got out [of office], [the Biden administration] took all the sanctions off, and Iran became rich very quickly. With oil, you can become rich very, very quickly. And the rest is history. What a horrible thing.”Trump also accused Biden of failing to secure the release of any hostages taken on October 7th, 2023.“Even though the hostages are coming back, I saw this morning that we got six more back. Biden got none, by the way…none, zero. He would have never gotten any of them back.”“But they’re coming back in pretty bad shape. It’s a horrible thing. And many are dead. Many are dead. So we’ll see how that all ends up. But I just want you to know we’re working on that.”In November 2023, Hamas released 105 hostages – including 81 Israeli nationals – as part of a ceasefire deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the Biden administration.The post Trump: ‘Disgraceful’ how Hamas is treating Israeli hostages appeared first on World Israel News.