PRESIDENT Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warns all hell is going to break out if they refuse to release the final hostages.
The Republican said the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel should be cancelled if the remaining hostages are not all freed by 12pm on Saturday.
Speaking at The White House, he informed journalists, “If they are not set free by 12 p.m. on Saturday, I suggest ending the ceasefire and allowing anything to happen… let chaos ensue.”
Speaking directly on the hostages, Trump added: “I don’t want a trickle. Not three and then two. I want them all.”
Despite the chilling ultimatum, Trump also said he fears that many of the remaining captives could be dead.
He ended the powerful statement by saying any move is ultimately up to Israel.
His comments come just hours after terror group Hamas announced they are delaying any further hostage releases.
They accused Israel of violating the fragile ceasefire pact which only started three weeks ago.
Hamas’ top brass claim Israel has been dragging its feet on allowing aid into Gaza – a charge Israel has rejected as untrue.
This critical situation arises midway through the planned six-week agreement, with the expectation that the 33 hostages, abducted on October 7, will soon be reunited with their families.
So far, 16 captives have been safely handed over since January 19 in five separate groups.
As well as five Thai hostages who were returned in an unscheduled release.
As part of the deal, Israel has set free a large number of prisoners and detainees, including individuals serving life sentences for violent crimes and Palestinians imprisoned during the conflict without being formally charged.
Over a dozen hostages are still yet to be freed with fears increasing every day about the condition of those still being held.
Serious concerns are starting to grow over the youngest hostage, baby Kfir Bibas.
Kfir was only nine months old when he was barbarically forced to spend the majority of his life as a Hamas prisoner.
He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas’ October 7 bloodbath alongside his parents and older brother, Ariel, five.
Trump made his Gaza comments to reporters as he signed a huge number of executive orders in the Oval Office.
One of these is aimed at encouraging the US government and consumers to purchase plastic straws opposed to paper ones.
Trump has been vocal on his thoughts on Gaza and the current war in the Middle East since returning to office in January.
He was left furious by the condition of the latest releases saying they “looked like Holocaust survivors”.
The US president said he was losing his patience with the hostage deal after seeing footage of Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami, who appeared gaunt upon their release.
Last week, the President surprised the world when he said the US should take over the decimated Gaza Strip and create his vision of a “Riviera of the Middle East”.
Trump’s idea included relocating two million Palestinians to neighbouring countries like Jordan and Egypt while the US reconstructs the area he called a “demolition site”.
He said he would turn Gaza into the “most spectacular development on Earth” but Palestinians have argued they will reconstruct the area themselves.
