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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the military to the mass troops around the Gaza Strip if Palestinian extremist groups fail to release Israeli hostages by midday on Saturday, and has said they have been “intensive” with Hamas. He said he threatened to resume the fight.
Netanyahu’s ultimatum on Tuesday delayed the “further notification” delay of the planned release of three hostages on Saturday in protest over suspicions of Israel’s violation of the US-powered ceasefire agreement that Hamas reached last month. It came after the announcement.
US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for the release of “all” Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s ultimatum is not immediately clear whether it was applied to the planned release of three Israeli hostages following his security cabinet meeting or to more prisoners. It was.
This is a developing story.
