Trump warns 'all hell' will break loose if Gaza hostages not returned
The Hindu
Trump threatens to end Gaza ceasefire if Israeli hostages not released, tensions rise over shock proposal to displace Gazans.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Monday (February 10, 2025) that "all hell" would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a fragile ceasefire deal it said Israel was violating.
The truce that went into effect on January 19 largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip and saw five groups of Israeli hostages freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli custody.
But tensions have been running high since a shock proposal by Mr. Trump to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its more than two million inhabitants.
Mr. Trump said Monday he would call for the end of the ceasefire if every Israeli hostage was not released by noon on Saturday.
"But as far as I'm concerned, if all of the hostages aren't returned by Saturday [February 15] 12 o'clock — I think it's an appropriate time — I would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out," Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House.
The ceasefire agreement says staggered releases should take place over the ongoing 42-day first phase of the deal.
A spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement earlier Monday (February 10) that the next hostage release, "which was scheduled for next Saturday, February 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice".
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