Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting Hamas if the militant group does not r on Saturday.
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Amid the mounting tensions, to call for the release of even more remaining hostages on Saturday.
Trump questions ceasefire91裸聊视频檚 durability
After meeting with Jordan91裸聊视频檚 King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday, Trump predicted Hamas would not release all the remaining hostages as he had demanded.
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Since the ceasefire took effect, Hamas has released 21 hostages in a series of five exchanges for more than 730 Palestinian prisoners. A second phase calls for the return of all remaining hostages and an indefinite extension of the truce. However, Trump91裸聊视频檚 statements about both the pending releases and plans for post-war Gaza have destabilized its fragile architecture.
It wasn91裸聊视频檛 immediately clear whether Netanyahu91裸聊视频檚 threat referred to the three hostages scheduled for release on Saturday or all the remaining hostages, which would be a departure from the terms of the ceasefire. Netanyahu91裸聊视频檚 office said it 91裸聊视频渨elcomed President Trump91裸聊视频檚 demand.91裸聊视频�
As Trump spoke to reporters in Washington and reasserted his demands, an Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private meeting, said Israel was 91裸聊视频渟ticking to Trump91裸聊视频檚 announcement regarding the release of the hostages. Namely, that they will all be released on Saturday.91裸聊视频�
Netanyahu91裸聊视频檚 office also said it ordered the military to mobilize troops on and around the Gaza Strip in preparation for scenarios that could arise.
has said Israel should cancel the entire ceasefire if all of the roughly 70 hostages aren91裸聊视频檛 freed by Saturday. Hamas brushed off his threat Tuesday, doubling down on its claim that Israel has violated the ceasefire and warned that it would only continue releasing hostages if all parties adhered to the ceasefire.
91裸聊视频淭rump must remember there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties. This is the only way to bring back prisoners,91裸聊视频� Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said Tuesday. 91裸聊视频淭he language of threats has no value; it only complicates matters.91裸聊视频�
The group later condemned Trump91裸聊视频檚 White House remarks, saying they amounted to a 91裸聊视频渃all for ethnic cleansing91裸聊视频� and accusing Trump of seeking to 91裸聊视频渓iquidate the Palestinian cause and deny the national rights of the Palestinian people.91裸聊视频�
It said in a statement it remained committed to the ceasefire, yet did not address its plans to suspend the hostages releases outlined in the first phase of the agreement.
Jordan 91裸聊视频� a U.S. ally 91裸聊视频� faces new pressures
Trump hosted King Abdullah II in Washington as he escalates pressure on Jordan to take in refugees from Gaza, perhaps permanently, as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East.
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Abdullah II was asked repeatedly by reporters about Trump91裸聊视频檚 plan to remake the Middle East, but didn91裸聊视频檛 make substantive comments. He also did not comment on the idea that a large number of refugees from Gaza could be welcomed in Jordan, where millions of Palestinian refugees already reside.
The king said, however, that Jordan would be willing 91裸聊视频渞ight away91裸聊视频� to take as many as 2,000 children in Gaza who have cancer or are otherwise ill.
Last week, the top World Health Organization official for Gaza said between 12,000 and 14,000 patients still need medical evacuation from the territory 91裸聊视频� including 5,000 children.
Palestinians and the international community have seethed over Trump91裸聊视频檚 recent comments that any Palestinians potentially expelled from Gaza would not have .
During , Hamas committed to freeing 33 hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, while Israel said it would release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The sides have carried out five swaps since Jan. 19.
The war could resume in early March if no agreement is reached on the more complicated second phase of the ceasefire. But if it does, Israel will face a drastically different battlefield. After forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza in the early stages of the war, Israel allowed many of those displaced people to return to what is left of their homes, posing a new challenge to its ability to move ground troops through the territory.
