Ultimatum expiring at noon on Saturday appears to endorse earlier threat by Donald Trump
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Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not release all of its hostages by noon on Saturday, endorsing a threat by Donald Trump that would shatter the three-week-old ceasefire between the two sides.
Netanyahu’s ultimatum was delivered during a video address posted to social media account on Tuesday. “The military will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,” he said.