President Donald Trump responded to Hamas' threat of holding the remaining hostages indefinitely despite initially agreeing to release several individuals by midday on Saturday.
Mid-January, former Biden administration announcement A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The vulnerable arrangement included an agreement for Hamas to release 33 251 Hostages, including children, women and elderly civilians arrested on October 7, 2023, will attack terrorist attacks in exchange for Israel 2,000 Palestinians terrorist.
“All hell will break out.”
So far, Israel and Hamas have implemented five exchanges, releasing 21 hostages and 730 Palestinian prisoners. The next swap was scheduled for Saturday by noon, when Hamas was expected to release three more hostages. However, Hamas threatened to hold hostages indefinitely, claiming that Israel had broken the ceasefire contract.
“Over the past three weeks, resistance leadership has monitored enemy violations and failed to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Gaza Strip is a source of various Gaza varieties,” said Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the terrorist group. Targeting in areas with direct fire and fire, and while resistance is implementing all obligations, refuse to enter with any kind of relief supplies agreed.”
“Therefore, on Saturday, February 15th, 2025, the release of Zionist prisoners will be postponed until further notice and until the occupation retroactively compensates its eligibility for the past few weeks,” Obeida said. “We will reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the contract, as long as the profession is committed to them.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called the hostages a Hamas threat to hold “a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and hostage release agreement.”
“I gave instructions [Israeli Defense Forces] To maintain the highest level of preparedness for possible scenarios in Gaza and to strengthen the defense of the Israeli community. We will not be allowed to return to reality on October 7th,” Katz added.
Trump responded to the Hamas threat on Monday evening, suggesting that Israel would cancel the ceasefire agreement if terrorists do not release all remaining hostages by Saturday's deadline. He pointed out that it would ultimately become an “Israel decision.”
“If all Gaza hostages are not returned at 12pm on Saturday, I think we'll cancel the ceasefire,” Trump said. “Let's break out all hell. Israel can disable it.”
He added that Hamas “must release all of them, not drip or monotony.”
“On Saturday at 12pm and then, I say, all hell will break out,” Trump said.
Hamas reportedly holds the remaining 76, but only 44 are thought to be still alive. NBC News It has been reported.
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