US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to “cancel” the ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Hamas and the Zionist entity if all Israeli prisoners held by Hamas are not released by noon next Saturday, saying that he would let “the gates of hell open.”
In press statements at the White House, Trump suggested that “Israel” should “cancel” the ceasefire agreement in effect in the Gaza Strip since January 19 if Hamas does not release all the hostages by noon next Saturday.
He said that he would leave “this matter to Israel to decide” about what should happen to the truce in effect between it and Hamas.
He added, “But as far as I am concerned, if all the hostages are not returned by 12 noon on Saturday — I think that is a reasonable date — then I call for the (truce) to be canceled and for the gates of hell to open.”
Trump stressed that Hamas must release “all” of the Israeli hostages it is still holding in the Strip at once, “not in batches, not two and one and three and four and two.”
“We want them all back. I’m talking about what I care about and Israel can ignore it, but for me, Saturday at 12 noon, if they’re not here, all hell breaks loose,” Trump said, adding that he might speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the deadline, which he set for Saturday at noon.
