Netanyahu threatens to abort Gaza ceasefire deal if Hamas fails to release Israeli captives by noon Saturday

 

Admin I Tuesday, February 11, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel – Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened that he will pull out of  the Gaza ceasefire deal and resume fighting if the Islamic Resistant Movement, Hamas fails to release Israeli captives in its custody by noon on Saturday.

Netanyahu who was replying threats by Hamas that it has suspended further release of Israeli captives due to violations of the ceasefire and prisoners exchange deal said the decision was unanimous at cabinet meeting.

“The unanimous decision that I passed in the Cabinet is as follows:

“If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will resume intense fighting until the final defeat of Hamas”, Netanyahu said.

He equally applauded the demands of President Donald Trump that the captives be released by Saturday.

“We all welcomed President Trump’s demand to release our hostages by Saturday noon as well, and we all welcomed the President’s revolutionary vision for the future of Gaza”.

On State of captives already released, he said.

“I have just finished an in-depth, four-hour Security Cabinet meeting.

“We all expressed outrage over the shocking state of our three hostages who were released last Saturday”.

He added that last night he instructed the IDF to amass forces inside – and surrounding – the Gaza Strip.

This action, he said is being carried out at this hour and will be completed very soon.