US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Hamas failed to release all the hostages by 12 p.m., a deadline he imposed after the terror group threatened to not release any hostages, and the US “will back” whatever decision Israel makes in response.
“Hamas has just released three Hostages from GAZA, including an American Citizen. They seem to be in good shape! This differs from their statement last week that they would not release any Hostages,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Israel will now have to decide what they will do about the 12:00 O’CLOCK, TODAY, DEADLINE imposed on the release of ALL HOSTAGES. The United States will back the decision they make!”
Hamas threatened to withhold hostage releases, alleging that Israel violated the ceasefire agreement – an accusation denied by Israel.
Returning to war?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously demanded, in response to Hamas’s threat, the hostages be released or Israel would return to war.
“If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will resume intense fighting until Hamas is decisively defeated,” Netanyahu said on Tuesday, adding the decision had been reached unanimously by cabinet members.
Despite Hamas’s threats, the terror group released three hostages on Saturday – Alexander Sasha Troufanov, Sagui Dekel Chen, and Iair Horn.
Sagui Dekel Chen is a US-Israeli citizen.
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