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Trump’s latest intervention dooms hopes for a lasting Gaza conflict resolution
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Mr Trump’s intervention sharply raises the possibility of renewed fighting in Gaza.
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LONDON – US President Donald Trump has warned that unless Hamas, the militant Palestinian organisation in Gaza, releases all the Israeli hostages it still holds by noon on Feb 15, the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel should be cancelled and “all hell is going to break out”.
Mr Trump’s warning came in response to a Feb 10 announcement by Hamas that it had “indefinitely postponed” the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this week, as it accused Israel’s government of violating the ceasefire agreement.
