By: Dave DeCamp

Israeli media reports say Israel wants Hamas to release nine hostages in the coming days, which is not part of the ceasefire deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement Tuesday that if Hamas doesn’t release Israeli hostages in Gaza by noon on Saturday, the Gaza ceasefire will end, and Israel will restart its genocidal war.

“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,” Netanyahu said.

The statement comes after President Trump’s call for the ceasefire to be “canceled” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages by Saturday. Trump stressed that all remaining hostages should be released, while Netanyahu didn’t specify a number.