{"id":16287,"date":"2025-02-11T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/gaza-ceasefire-could-end-if-hamas-doesnt-release-hostages-netanyahu-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:24:59","slug":"gaza-ceasefire-could-end-if-hamas-doesnt-release-hostages-netanyahu-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/gaza-ceasefire-could-end-if-hamas-doesnt-release-hostages-netanyahu-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza ceasefire could end if Hamas doesn\u2019t release hostages: Netanyahu – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip<\/a> and resume its fight against Hamas<\/a> if the militant group does not go ahead with the next scheduled release of hostages on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Hamas said Monday \u2014 and reiterated Tuesday \u2014 that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages<\/a> after accusing Israel of failing to meet the terms of the ceasefire, including by not allowing enough tents and other aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump has emboldened Israel to call for the release of even more remaining hostages on Saturday, but it wasn\u2019t immediately clear whether Netanyahu\u2019s threat referred to the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, or just the three scheduled for release on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Earlier Tuesday, an Israeli official said Netanyahu ordered the army to add more troops in and around the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu also ordered officials \u201cto prepare for every scenario if Hamas doesn\u2019t release our hostages this Saturday,\u201d according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a private meeting.<\/p>\n

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Israel had signaled Monday it planned to reinforce defenses along the Gaza border. The all-scenario plan was announced during a four-hour meeting between Netanyahu and his Security Cabinet that focused on Hamas\u2019 threat, which risks jeopardizing the three-week-old ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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So far, Hamas has released 21 hostages in a series of exchanges for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump has said Israel should cancel the entire ceasefire if all of the roughly 70 hostages aren\u2019t freed by Saturday. Hamas brushed off his threat on 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.<\/p>\n

Trump is hosting Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza \u2014 perhaps permanently \u2014 as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East.<\/p>\n