Israel’s safety cupboard absolutely helps President Donald Trump’s demand that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launch all of its hostages by midday on Saturday or that “all hell goes to interrupt out,” an Israeli official advised Fox Information.
The declaration comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his safety cupboard Tuesday after Hamas introduced it’s delaying the subsequent launch of Israeli hostages.
“The choice I handed within the Cupboard unanimously is that this: If Hamas doesn’t return our hostages by Saturday midday – the ceasefire will finish, and the IDF will resume intense fight till Hamas is decisively defeated,” Netanyahu mentioned in an announcement following the assembly.
“In mild of Hamas’ announcement of its choice to violate the settlement and never launch our hostages, I instructed the IDF final evening to amass forces inside and across the Gaza Strip. This operation is at present underway and can be accomplished as quickly as potential,” Netanyahu added.
TRUMP SAYS CEASEFIRE SHOULD BE CANCELED IF HOSTAGES AREN’T RELEASED BY SATURDAY
Israeli captives, from left to the correct, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who’ve been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, are escorted by Hamas fighters on a stage earlier than being handed over to the Crimson Cross in Deir al-Balah within the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
“We additionally welcomed the President’s revolutionary imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Gaza,” Netanyahu mentioned.
Trump mentioned Monday if Hamas doesn’t return all hostages by midday on Saturday, he’ll name for the ceasefire within the Gaza Strip to be canceled and “let all hell get away.”
“If all of the Gaza hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 p.m., I’d say cancel the ceasefire,” Trump mentioned within the Oval Workplace. “Let all hell get away; Israel can override it.”
Trump careworn that Hamas must launch “all of them — not in drips and drabs.”
“Saturday at 12pm and after that, I’d say, all hell goes to interrupt out,” Trump mentioned.
Trump reiterated his demand on Tuesday and advised reporters that he believes Hamas will take heed to him.
ISRAEL SLAMS PALESTINIAN ‘DECEPTION SCHEME’ OVER CLAIM IT HALTED TERROR REWARDS PROGRAM
Israeli troopers collect by the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Tuesday, Feb.11. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
A Hamas spokesperson mentioned Monday that the terrorist group will delay the subsequent deliberate launch of hostages within the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire settlement.
“Over the previous three weeks, the resistance management has monitored the enemy’s violations and failure to meet its obligations below the settlement; together with the delay in permitting the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, focusing on them with direct shelling and gunfire in numerous areas throughout Gaza, and denying aid provides of all types to enter as agreed, whereas the resistance has applied all its obligations,” Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas’ army wing, mentioned.
Israel and Hamas are within the midst of a six-week ceasefire, throughout which Hamas has dedicated to releasing 33 hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023 assault in alternate for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings in automobiles, wait at a safety checkpoint within the Netzarim hall whereas touring from central Gaza to their houses within the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Feb. 11. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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The edges have carried out 5 swaps for the reason that ceasefire went into impact final month, releasing 21 hostages and greater than 730 Palestinian prisoners. The subsequent alternate, scheduled for subsequent Saturday, calls for 3 extra Israeli hostages to be freed in alternate for a whole lot of Palestinian prisoners.
Fox Information’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel, Brooke Singman, Danielle Wallace, Yonat Friling and The Related Press contributed to this report.