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Trump: Gaza ceasefire should end Feb.15 if hostages not released

Trump's latest extraordinary intervention in the Middle East came after Hamas threatened to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, placing the fragile six-week truce that took effect on January 19 at risk.

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb.10, 2025. / Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb.10 that if all the hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Feb.15 at noon he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and letting "all hell break loose."

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump also said he might withhold aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don't take Palestinian refugees being relocated from Gaza.

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