Trump threatened to kill all Hamas members if they refused to immediately release the hostages.

The President USA On March 5, Donald Trump threatened to kill all members of the Palestinian Hamas movement if they did not immediately release all hostages.

"Release all hostages now, not later, and immediately return the bodies of all the people you killed, otherwise you are finished," he wrote on his Truth Social network.

Trump noted, that if Hamas refuses to comply with its demands, the United States will send Israel everything it needs to finish their work.

"This is the last warning! As for the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza while you still have a chance. I also appeal to the people of Gaza: you have a wonderful future ahead of you, but not if you are holding hostages. If you're doing this, then you're dead! Make a smart decision. Release the hostages now, otherwise you will have to pay severely later," concluded the US president.

Phase two shift: Israel and Hamas plan to extend truce deal

At the same time, Tel Aviv refuses to fulfill one of the key conditions of the first stage of the agreements.

Earlier, on March 4, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported that the Israeli army may resume military operations in the Gaza Strip in a week and a half if Hamas does not agree to proceed to the second stage of the ceasefire agreement with the release of all hostages.

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