By Rorisang Modiba
- Trump threatens to end Israel-Hamas ceasefire if Gaza hostages aren’t freed by Saturday noon.
- President warns he’ll cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don’t take Palestinian refugees.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to end the Israel-Hamas ceasefire if Gaza hostages are not freed by Saturday.
Speaking from the White House on Monday, Trump said he would push to end the truce if Hamas doesn’t release all Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday.
In addition, he threatened to cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza.
The threats came after Hamas said it would delay releasing hostages, claiming Israel had broken the ceasefire deal.
Israel is now preparing for possible military action if the truce fails.
“If the hostages aren’t freed by Saturday, the ceasefire must end,” Trump said, hinting that the situation could get much worse.
He added that Jordan and Egypt should take in millions of Palestinian refugees. If they don’t, he said, he might stop sending them aid money.
Egypt has already rejected this idea, saying it would harm Palestinian rights.
Pictured above: Donald Trump.
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