Israel tells Hamas to release hostages or face 'intense fighting'

Israel can’t allow Hamas to use the ceasefire to rebuild itself and recover strength. It’s a ceasefire, but it’s not a stupid ceasefire.”

Adding to the tensions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said

I know there is a chance I won’t get to the point where I can hold my son."

She added

We try to analyse it, think, what are the possibilities? Is this psychological terrorism they are pulling on us?"

She said

Our focus absolutely remains on the true the ceasefire can be sustained,

a government spokesperson said on Tuesday

President El-Sisi and the Danish Prime Minister reiterated the crucial need for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement in its three stages, the exchange of hostages and detainees, as well as facilitating immediate and unfettered access for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip to end the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the sector,

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If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon – the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,

he said

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Contacts are under way."

Asked for comment on where things stand, another Hamas official told Reuters, without giving details

In light of Hamas's announcement regarding its decision to violate the agreement and not release our hostages, last night I instructed the IDF to amass forces inside - and surrounding - the Gaza Strip. This action is being carried out at this hour and will be completed very soon."

Sharing a post on X on Tuesday, the office of the Prime Minister of Israel said

We affirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation commits to them."

He added

Mediators from Qatar and Egypt are in contact with the American side,

said the source on condition of anonymity, as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the Gaza ceasefire

They are working intensively to resolve the crisis and compel Israel to implement the humanitarian protocol in the ceasefire agreement and begin negotiations for the second phase,

he said

We must not go backwards. We cannot allow the hostages to waste away in captivity,

the group said in a statement

If they don’t, I would conceivably withhold aid, yes."

But Trump told reporters

Things are not yet clear, but there is a big intervention from the side of the mediators with both sides in an attempt to resolve the impasse and ensure no pauses in the ceasefire agreement,

said the official, who asked not to be identified

But there has to be give and take, he says his opinion and Arab world should say theirs; what he is saying won’t be accepted by the Arab world,

he said

We don't wish that this deal will fall apart,

he said

We made a very clear decision: We adhere to US President Donald Trump's statement regarding the release of the hostages - on Saturday, everyone will be released!"

Netanyahu himself did not clarify, however Israel's transport minister and war cabinet member Miri Regev posted on X that

The ruling faction in Israel wants war, and I believe there is also a faction within Hamas that wants war,

said the 60-year-old from Deir el-Balah