🇮🇱 Netanyahu Threatens to End Ceasefire, Orders Troop Buildup in Gaza
In a video statement, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declared:
“If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday at noon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will resume intense fighting until Hamas is… pic.twitter.com/A763WeEbUG
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) February 11, 2025
Previously: Hamas Pauses Release of Hostages Over Israel’s Violations of Ceasefire Deal
Well, this all worked out very neatly, didn’t it?
Such a great shock.
RT:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday. He warned that failure to comply would result in Israel terminating the current ceasefire and resuming “intense” military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Over the past three weeks, Hamas has released 21 captives in a series of exchanges for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. However, on Monday, the group threatened to halt further exchanges, accusing Israel of violating the terms of the deal by preventing displaced Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza, restricting humanitarian aid deliveries, and delaying negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire.
Netanyahu’s declaration follows a four-hour Security Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, during which he and his ministers unanimously decided to resume full-scale war in Gaza if Hamas does not comply with the deadline.
“In light of Hamas’s announcement regarding its decision to violate the agreement and not release our hostages, last night I instructed the IDF to amass forces inside and surrounding the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu did not specify whether he expected all hostages to be freed or just the three who were already scheduled for the next exchange on Saturday.
It doesn’t matter. There was nothing Hamas ever could have done to make the ceasefire hold, because it amounted to a complete surrender by Israel.
That wasn’t ever going to happen, unless Netanyahu was removed as leader of the Jews.
It looks like in this second invasion, he’s going to have US troops fighting with him, so that will definitely make things a lot easier on his own troops.
Israel’s Parliament are outraged at Netanyahu’s plan to kill 76 Israeli hostages so he can takeover Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Sb8tG9w1o9
— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) February 11, 2025