US President Donald Trump on Friday said “I don’t know what’s going to happen at 12 o’clock” the following day, referring to the deadline he put in place earlier this week calling for all hell to come down on Gaza if the remaining hostages are not freed by Saturday at noon.
The deadline — issued amid frustration with the emaciated condition of the hostages released last weekend — would go against the terms of the deal that Israel and Hamas inked last month, with Trump’s prodding. Israel has apparently sought to gingerly stick with the existing ceasefire deal’s terms without upsetting Trump, sending messages to Hamas through mediators that it is prepared to continue with the deal if the terror group releases three hostages on Saturday as stipulated.
“If it was up to me, I’d take a very hard stance. I can’t tell you what Israel is going to do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. (Read More)
