Exclusive | 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 inflic...