Trump tells Israel to 'finish up' Gaza offensive because nation is 'losing a lot of support'

Former President Donald Trump told Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom that they must "finish up" their offensive in Gaza quickly, because they are "losing a lot of the world."

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rome, Georgia. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

He continued, "We’ve got to get to peace. You can’t have this going on, and I will say Israel has to be very careful because you are losing a lot of the world. You are losing a lot of support."

Israel has been waging an offensive in the Gaza region since the days following the Oct. 7 massacre — the massive terrorist attack launched by Hamas that killed over 1,200 Israelis citizens.

Meanwhile, relations between President Biden's administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government continue to fray.

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Palestinians gather to perform the first Friday noon prayer of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in front of the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque, which was destroyed in an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump was also sharply critical of the Biden administration's handling of the conflict during the interview, claiming Hamas would not have committed the Oct. 7 massacre if he had been in office.

"He can't talk. He's a very dumb person. He's a dumb person. His foreign policy throughout 50 years has been horrible," he told Israel Hayom. "If you look at people that were in other administrations with him, they saw him as a weak, ineffective president, they [Hamas] would have never done that attack if I were there."

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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