FOX NEWS | Published February 13, 2025
President Trump had said ‘let hell break out’ if hostages aren’t released by Saturday deadline
Hamas announced on Thursday it will free three more Israeli hostages as originally planned, according to The Associated Press.
The terror group had previously threatened a delay in the release.
Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida had said in a statement, “the release of the Zionist prisoners next Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice, and until the occupation commits to and provides compensation for the entitlements of the past weeks retroactively. We reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement, as long as the occupation remains committed to them.”
Destroyed buildings are pictured in the west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 11, 2025 amid the current ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas (BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)
On Monday President Donald Trump indicated that the issue of whether to call off the ceasefire is “Israel’s decision,” but added that as far as he is concerned, if all hostages are not released by Saturday at 12 o’clock, “cancel it and … let hell break out.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also warned that the ceasefire will end if Hamas fails to free hostages by the noon deadline Saturday.
Israel previously launched a war effort after terrorists perpetrated atrocities including murders, rapes, and kidnappings during a heinous attack in 2023.
Netanyahu recently met with Trump.
During a press conference alongside the Israeli leader, Trump floated the idea of resettling Palestinians outside of the Gaza Strip.
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The president also floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip.
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RELATED: Hamas says it will release hostages as planned — just days after Trump warned ‘hell’ would break out if cease-fire deal collapsed
Hamas reaffirmed plans to release Israeli hostages.
THE NEW YORK POST | Published February 13, 2025
Hamas announced Thursday that it would resume freeing Israeli hostages as originally planned — just days after President Trump warned he would “let hell break out” if the terror group didn’t honor its cease-fire deal with Israel.
The terrorist group had earlier said it was suspending the handovers — starting with those planned for Saturday — over what it claimed were Israeli violations of their agreed terms.
However, after repeated warnings from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas said Thursday it would go ahead with implementing the truce deal — crediting Egyptian and Qatari mediators for helping to “remove all hurdles.”
Demonstrators blocked a highway in Tel Aviv on Thursday as they called for the release of all hostages.AFP via Getty Images
Israel didn’t immediately comment on Hamas’ announcement.
The reversal, which appears — at least for now — to resolve the dispute that threatened to upend the cease-fire, comes after the terrorists accused Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents and shelters, as well as alleged violations of the truce.
Israel, with the support of Trump, immediately threatened to renew its offensive if the hostages weren’t released as planned.
Israel did not immediately issue a comment after the announcement by Hamas.AFP via Getty Images
“As far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock — I think it’s an appropriate time — I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out,” Trump warned on Monday.
“I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday. And if they’re not returned — all of them, not in dribs and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two — by Saturday at 12 o’clock. And after that, I would say, all hell is going to break out.”
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SOURCE: www.nypost.com
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