Palestinian terror group threatens hostages in warning to Netanyahu
The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad issued a chilling threat to the remaining hostages in Gaza in a brazen warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid fears the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel could break down. A sixth hostage-prisoner exchange was scheduled for Saturday, but earlier this week Hamas had announced it was postponing the upcoming release, citing Israel's failure to allow the entry of key humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, however, said any delay in the release of hostages would represent a 'complete violation' of the ceasefire agreement, and warned that Israel's military would assume its 'highest level of readiness,' the Washington Post reports. He promised that Israel's military would 'return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated' and said that he has ordered the IDF to 'amass forces inside - and surrounding - the Gaza Strip.'
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