The truce that went into effect on 19 January largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip and saw five groups of Israeli hostages freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli custody.
GAZA CITY - US President Donald Trump warned Monday that"all hell" would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days, after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a fragile ceasefire deal it said Israel was violating.
The ceasefire agreement says staggered releases should take place over the ongoing 42-day first phase of the deal. In a later statement, Hamas said it had"intentionally" made the announcement five days before the next exchange to allow mediators ample time to pressure Israel"towards fulfilling its obligations. The door remains open for the prisoner exchange batch to proceed as planned, once the occupation complies.
"I have instructed the IDF to prepare at the highest level of alert for any possible scenario in Gaza," Katz said in a statement. Trump told Fox News Channel's Bret Baier earlier Monday that Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza. Despite Trump's words, displaced Gazans continued to stream back to their homes after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor that cut the territory in two.
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