Former Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland told Newsmax on Wednesday that Israel needs to get the job done of eliminating Hamas.

Multiple intelligence and security sources at the highest levels of the U.S. and Israel confirm that authorities believe only about 20 of the 251 hostages taken alive by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, remain alive.

“It’s a gut punch,” McFarland said on “National Report”. “We thought there were going to be probably 100, including some Americans. If it really is only 20, these people have a lot to answer for.”

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