Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his military to mass around the Gaza Strip and threatened to resume “intensive fighting” against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group failed to release Israeli hostages by midday on Saturday.
Netanyahu’s ultimatum on Tuesday came after Hamas’s announcement that it was delaying “until further notice” the planned release of three hostages this weekend in protest at alleged Israeli violations of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
Israel’s threat comes after US President Donald Trump this week warned Hamas to release “all” hostages by Saturday or he would let “hell break out”.
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