Israel Should End Truce If Hostages Not Freed Saturday

The six-week truce between Israel and Hamas was agreed last month and is set to end in early March

- Bloomberg

U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel should call off its cease-fire with Hamas if hostages aren't returned this weekend, raising concerns over the durability of the six-week truce in Gaza.

"If all the hostages aren't returned by Saturday 12 o'clock—I think it's an appropriate time—I would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out," Trump said.

The president spoke hours after Hamas announced it was indefinitely postponing the next release of Israeli hostages that was set to happen this weekend.

The Iran-backed group accused Israel of delaying the return of Gazans to the north of the war-ravaged territory, opening fire in different parts of the strip and denying the entry of aid supplies.