Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be reportedly meeting at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, President Donald Trump’s deadline for Hamas to discuss The rest of the ceasefire agreement.
Prime Minister Netanyahu warned in a statement that Israel “is fully prepared for what will come in every sense.”
Hamas released three more hostages earlier Saturday, including U.S. citizen Saji Dekel Chin. Terrorist groups release their release almost “indefinitely” due to Israel’s alleged ceasefire violations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump were at a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump demands Hamas to release other Israeli hostages
Trump then said on Monday that if Hamas does not return all the remaining hostages by noon, Israel should lift the ceasefire and “let all hell explode.”
“If all Gaza hostages didn’t return before 12pm on Saturday, I would say cancel the ceasefire,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “Let all hell burst; Israel can cover it.”
When Trump issued a statement, it was not clear whether he meant the East or Israeli time. The era of the Netanyahu meeting shows that Israel understands Trump’s deadline as 12 p.m. in the east, which makes it 7 p.m. local time.
Israel hostage Iair Horn, 46, left, Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, left middle and 29, Alexander Troufanov, right, Hamas and Islamic Jihad Fighters, as they were handed over to Gaza Younis’ Red Cross on February 15 Saturday. （AP/Abdel Kareem Hana）
Hamas releases three hostages in exchange for more than 300 prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel
On Thursday, Hamas announced that it would release hostages on Saturday as planned. The group eventually named the hostages to be released. Iair Horn and Sasha Troufanov were released along with Dekel-Chen. All three men were taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the October 7 attack in Hamas.
Although Trump was the one who initially proposed a deadline, he said in a post on the Truth Society on Saturday that the United States would “support” any decisions Israel makes for further action.
“Hamas just released three hostages in Gaza, including U.S. citizens. They seem to be in good condition! This is different from the statement they would not release any hostages last week.” “Israel will not be allowed now It is not decided that the deadline they will impose on the release of all hostages is 12:00. The United States will support the decision they have made!”
President Donald Trump (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right). (Getty Images/Fox News Numbers)
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Last week, Trump expressed anger at the condition of the hostages released by Hamas, who looked weak and Monte. Trump said the three men “looked like Holocaust survivors” and “like they didn’t eat for a month.”
Israel and Hamas will take effect from January 19. Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners throughout the six-week deal.
