Israeli cabinet backs Trump’s demand for Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday deadline

Israel’s information furniture afloat supports President Donald Trump’s request that the Palestinian violent radical Hamas merchandise each of its hostages by noon connected Saturday oregon that "all hellhole is going to interruption out," an Israeli authoritative told Fox News. 

The declaration comes aft Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his information furniture Tuesday aft Hamas announced it is delaying the adjacent release of Israeli hostages. 

"The determination I passed successful the Cabinet unanimously is this: If Hamas does not instrumentality our hostages by Saturday noon – the ceasefire volition end, and the IDF volition resume aggravated combat until Hamas is decisively defeated," Netanyahu said successful a connection pursuing the meeting.

"In airy of Hamas' announcement of its determination to interruption the statement and not merchandise our hostages, I instructed the IDF past nighttime to amass forces wrong and astir the Gaza Strip. This cognition is presently underway and volition beryllium completed arsenic soon arsenic possible," Netanyahu added.

TRUMP SAYS CEASEFIRE SHOULD BE CANCELED IF HOSTAGES AREN’T RELEASED BY SATURDAY 

Israeli captives, from near to the right, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who person been held hostage by Hamas successful Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, are escorted by Hamas fighters connected a signifier earlier being handed implicit to the Red Cross successful Deir al-Balah successful the cardinal Gaza Strip connected Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.  (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

"We besides welcomed the President’s revolutionary imaginativeness for the aboriginal of Gaza," Netanyahu said.

Trump said Monday if Hamas does not instrumentality each hostages by noon connected Saturday, helium volition telephone for the ceasefire successful the Gaza Strip to beryllium canceled and "let each hellhole interruption out."  

"If each the Gaza hostages aren't returned by Saturday astatine 12 p.m., I would accidental cancel the ceasefire," Trump said successful the Oval Office. "Let each hellhole interruption out; Israel tin override it." 

Trump stressed that Hamas needs to merchandise "all of them -- not successful drips and drabs."  

"Saturday astatine 12pm and aft that, I would say, each hellhole is going to interruption out," Trump said.   

Trump reiterated his request connected Tuesday and told reporters that helium believes Hamas volition perceive to him.

ISRAEL SLAMS PALESTINIAN ‘DECEPTION SCHEME’ OVER CLAIM IT HALTED TERROR REWARDS PROGRAM 

Israeli soldiers stitchery by the borderline with the Gaza Strip successful confederate Israel connected Tuesday, Feb.11.  (AP/Ariel Schalit)

A Hamas spokesperson said Monday that the violent radical volition hold the adjacent planned merchandise of hostages successful the Gaza Strip aft accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. 

"Over the past 3 weeks, the absorption enactment has monitored the enemy's violations and nonaccomplishment to fulfill its obligations nether the agreement; including the hold successful allowing the instrumentality of the displaced to the bluish Gaza Strip, targeting them with nonstop shelling and gunfire successful assorted areas crossed Gaza, and denying alleviation supplies of each kinds to participate arsenic agreed, portion the absorption has implemented each its obligations," Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas’ subject wing, said.  

Israel and Hamas are successful the midst of a six-week ceasefire, during which Hamas has committed to releasing 33 hostages captured successful its Oct. 7, 2023 onslaught successful speech for astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. 

Displaced Palestinians, carrying their belongings successful vehicles, hold astatine a information checkpoint successful the Netzarim corridor portion traveling from cardinal Gaza to their homes successful the bluish Gaza Strip connected Tuesday, Feb. 11. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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The sides person carried retired 5 swaps since the ceasefire went into effect past month, freeing 21 hostages and much than 730 Palestinian prisoners. The adjacent exchange, scheduled for adjacent Saturday, calls for 3 much Israeli hostages to beryllium freed successful speech for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. 

Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel, Brooke Singman, Danielle Wallace, Yonat Friling and The Associated Press contributed to this report.